Printed on the plate
“White-eyed, or Castaneous Duck”
Fuligula leucophthalma
Engraved caption: White-eyed or Castaneous Duck Anas leucopthalmos (Bechst.); Fuligula ___ (Steph.)
Modern identification
Aythya nyroca
- Certain
- Checked against the engraved caption
- Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl · Anatidae
Why
White-eyed Duck = Ferruginous Duck
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.
