Printed on the plate
“Red-breasted Merganser”
Mergus serrator
Engraved caption: Red Breasted Merganser Mergus serrator (Meyer)
Modern identification
Mergus serrator
- Certain
- Checked against the engraved caption
- Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl · Anatidae
Why
Mergus serrator Linn. = Mergus serrator (Red-breasted Merganser); same species
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.
