Printed on the plate
“Water Rail”
Rallus aquaticus
Engraved caption: Water Rail Rallus aquaticus (Linn.)
Modern identification
Rallus aquaticus
- Certain
- Checked against the engraved caption
- Rails, Gallinules, and Coots · Rallidae
Why
Rallus aquaticus Linn. = Rallus aquaticus (Water Rail); same species
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.
