Historical bird plates

Gould, The Birds of Europe · Plate 270, volume IV

Common Crane

Plate 270 of Gould's The Birds of Europe: Common Crane (Grus grus)
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Printed on the plate

“Common Crane”

Grus cinerea

Engraved caption: Common Crane Grus cinerea (Bechst.)

Modern identification

Common Crane

Grus grus

  • Certain
  • Checked against the engraved caption
  • Cranes · Gruidae

Why

Common Crane

Sources

General List (vol. I); engraved caption on the leaf; crosswalk

Who made the plate

E. Lear del et lithog.Printed by C. Hullmandel

As the credit line gives it. More on who made these plates.

The same bird on other plates