Printed on the plate
“Black Ouzel, or Blackbird”
Merula vulgaris
Engraved caption: Black-Ouzel Or Blackbird Merula vulgaris (Ray)
Modern identification
Turdus merula
- Certain
- Checked against the engraved caption
- Thrushes and Allies · Turdidae
Why
Merula vulgaris = Eurasian Blackbird
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.
