Printed on the plate
“Common Ptarmigan”
Lagopus mutus
Engraved caption: Common Ptarmigan Lagopus mutus (Leach.)
Modern identification
Lagopus muta
- Certain
- Checked against the engraved caption
- Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies · Phasianidae
Why
Ptarmigan
Sources
General List (vol. I); engraved caption on the leaf; crosswalk
Who made the plate
Drawn from Nature & on Stone by J. & E. GouldPrinted by C. Hullmandel
- John Gould drew and lithographed
- Elizabeth Gould drew and lithographed
- Charles Joseph Hullmandel printed
As the credit line gives it. More on who made these plates.
