Printed on the plate
“Common Shieldrake”
Tadorna vulpanser
Engraved caption: Common Shieldrake Anas tadorna (Linn.); Tadorna vulpanser (Flem.)
Modern identification
Tadorna tadorna
- Certain
- Checked against the engraved caption
- Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl · Anatidae
Why
Common Shelduck
Sources
General List (vol. I); engraved caption on the leaf; crosswalk
Who made the plate
Drawn from Nature & 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.
