Printed on the plate
“Hooded Merganser”
Mergus cucullatus
Engraved caption: Hooded Merganser Mergus Cucullatus (Linn.)
Modern identification
Lophodytes cucullatus
- Certain
- Checked against the engraved caption
- Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl · Anatidae
Why
Mergus cucullatus Linn. = Lophodytes cucullatus (Hooded Merganser); same species
Sources
General List (vol. I); engraved caption on the leaf; crosswalk
Who made the plate
Drawn from Life and 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.
