Printed on the plate
“Squacco Heron”
Ardea comata
Engraved caption: Squacco Heron Ardea comata (Pallas)
Modern identification
Ardeola ralloides
- Certain
- Checked against the engraved caption
- Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns · Ardeidae
Why
Ardea comata Pall. = Squacco Heron
Sources
General List (vol. I); engraved caption on the leaf; crosswalk
Who made the plate
Drawn from Life & on Stone by J. & E. Gould.Printed by C. Hullmandel.
- John Gould drew and lithographed
- Elizabeth Gould drew and lithographed
- Charles Joseph Hullmandel printed
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