Printed on the plate
“Common Pheasant”
Phasianus Colchicus
Engraved caption: Common Pheasant Phasianus Colchicus (Linn.)
Modern identification
Phasianus colchicus
- Certain
- Checked against the engraved caption
- Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies · Phasianidae
Why
anchor, verified on the plate
Sources
General List (vol. I); engraved caption on the leaf; crosswalk
Who made the plate
No credit line could be read. Credit lines cut off: the sheet ends in the caption.
