Printed on the plate
“Swift / White-bellied Swift”
Cypselus murarius / Cypselus alpinus
Engraved caption: 1. Swift 2. White-Bellied Swift 1. Cypselus murarius (Temm.) 2. Cypselus Alpinus (Temm.)
Modern identification
Figure 1. Swift.
Printed “Swift”
Apus apus
- Certain
- Checked against the engraved caption
- Swifts · Apodidae
Why
Cypselus murarius Temm. = Common Swift
Sources
General List (vol. I); engraved caption on the leaf; crosswalk
Figure 2. White-bellied Swift.
Printed “White-bellied Swift”
Tachymarptis melba
- Certain
- Checked against the engraved caption
- Swifts · Apodidae
Why
Cypselus alpinus Temm. = Alpine Swift
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.
