Printed on the plate
“Kingsfisher”
Alcedo Ispida
Engraved caption: Kingfisher Alcedo ispida (Linn.)
Modern identification
Alcedo atthis
- Certain
- Shown as a subspecies
- Checked against the engraved caption
- Kingfishers · Alcedinidae
Why
Alcedo ispida Linn. = Common Kingfisher A. atthis
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.
