Historical bird plates

Gould, The Birds of Europe · Plate 65, volume II

Spotted Flycatcher

Plate 65 of Gould's The Birds of Europe: Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa striata)
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Printed on the plate

“Spotted Flycatcher”

Muscicapa grisola

Engraved caption: Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa grisola (Linn.)

Modern identification

Spotted Flycatcher

Muscicapa striata

  • Certain
  • Checked against the engraved caption
  • Old World Flycatchers · Muscicapidae

Why

Muscicapa grisola Linn. = Spotted Flycatcher M. striata

Sources

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

Who made the plate

Drawn from Nature & on stone by J. & E. GouldPrinted by C. Hullmandel.

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

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