Printed on the plate
“Black Scoter”
Oidemia nigra
Engraved caption: Black Scoter Anas nigra (Linn.); Oidemia nigra (Flem.)
The printed name is now eBird's name for another bird: Black Scoter.
Modern identification
Melanitta nigra
- Certain
- Checked against the engraved caption
- Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl · Anatidae
Why
Black Scoter of Gould = Common Scoter M. nigra (American Black Scoter M. americana split off). Trap: BirdNET's 'Black Scoter' is M. americana
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.
