Printed on the plate
“Pygmy Curlew”
Tringa subarquata
Engraved caption: Pigmy Curlew Tringa subarquata (Temm.)
Modern identification
Calidris ferruginea
- Certain
- Checked against the engraved caption
- Sandpipers and Allies · Scolopacidae
Why
Pygmy Curlew / Tringa subarquata = Curlew Sandpiper
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
As the credit line gives it. More on who made these plates.
