Printed on the plate
“Willow Ptarmigan”
Lagopus Saliceti
Engraved caption: Willow Ptarmigan Lagopus Salicetii (Swains.)
Modern identification
Lagopus lagopus
- Certain
- Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies · Phasianidae
Why
Lagopus saliceti Swains. = Willow Ptarmigan (Red Grouse, plate 252, was its subspecies; eBird 2025 splits it)
Sources
General List (vol. I); crosswalk
Who made the plate
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