Historical bird plates

Gould, The Birds of Europe · Plate 387, volume V

Smew

Plate 387 of Gould's The Birds of Europe: Smew (Mergellus albellus)
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Printed on the plate

“Smew”

Mergus albellus

Engraved caption: Smew Mergus albellus (Linn.)

Modern identification

Smew

Mergellus albellus

  • Certain
  • Checked against the engraved caption
  • Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl · Anatidae

Why

Mergus albellus Linn. = Mergellus albellus (Smew); same species

Sources

General List (vol. I); engraved caption on the leaf; crosswalk

Who made the plate

No credit line could be read. Credit lines cut off: the sheet ends in the caption.

The same bird on other plates