Historical bird plates

Gould, The Birds of Europe · Plate 39, volume I

Long-eared Owl

Plate 39 of Gould's The Birds of Europe: Long-eared Owl (Asio otus)
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Printed on the plate

“Long-eared Owl”

Otus vulgaris

Engraved caption: Long Eared Owl Strix otus (Linn.); Otus vulgaris (Flem.)

Modern identification

Long-eared Owl

Asio otus

  • Certain
  • Checked against the engraved caption
  • Owls · Strigidae

Why

Otus vulgaris Flem. = Long-eared Owl

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.

As the credit line gives it. More on who made these plates.

The same bird on other plates