Historical bird plates

Gould, The Birds of Europe · Plate 364, volume V

Garganey

Printed “Gargany Teal”

Plate 364 of Gould's The Birds of Europe: Garganey (Spatula querquedula)
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Printed on the plate

“Gargany Teal”

Querquedula circia

Engraved caption: Gargany Teal Anas querquedula (Linn.); Querquedula circia (Steph.)

Modern identification

Garganey

Spatula querquedula

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

Why

Garganey

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.

As the credit line gives it. More on who made these plates.

The same bird on other plates