Printed on the plate
“European Goatsucker”
Caprimulgus Europæus
Engraved caption: European Goatsucker Caprimulgus Europaeus (Linn.)
Modern identification
Caprimulgus europaeus
- Certain
- Checked against the engraved caption
- Nightjars and Allies · Caprimulgidae
Why
Caprimulgus Europæus Linn. = Caprimulgus europaeus (Eurasian Nightjar); same species
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.
- 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.
