Historical bird plates

Gould, The Birds of Europe · Plate 354, volume V

Mute Swan

Printed “Domestic Swan”

Plate 354 of Gould's The Birds of Europe: Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)
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Printed on the plate

“Domestic Swan”

Cygnus mansuetus

Engraved caption: Domestic Swan Cygnus mansuetus (Gmel.)

Modern identification

Mute Swan

Cygnus olor

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

Why

Domestic (tame) Swan = Mute Swan; anchor, verified on the plate

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