Historical bird plates

Gould, The Birds of Europe · Plate 352, volume V

Brant

Printed “Brent Goose”

Plate 352 of Gould's The Birds of Europe: Brant (Branta bernicla)
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Printed on the plate

“Brent Goose”

Anser Brenta

Engraved caption: Brent Goose Anser Brenta (Flem.)

Modern identification

Brant

Branta bernicla

  • Certain
  • Checked against the engraved caption
  • Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl · Anatidae

Why

Brent Goose (BirdNET: Brant)

Sources

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

Who made the plate

No credit line could be read. Credit lines cut off: the sheet ends in the caption.

The same bird on other plates