Printed on the plate
“Harlequin Duck”
Clangula histrionica
Engraved caption: Harlequin Duck Anas histrionica (Linn.); Clangula ___ (Leach)
Modern identification
Histrionicus histrionicus
- Certain
- Checked against the engraved caption
- Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl · Anatidae
Why
Clangula histrionica Leach. = Histrionicus histrionicus (Harlequin Duck); same species, older binomial
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.
