Printed on the plate
“Song Thrush / Redwing”
Turdus musicus / Turdus Iliacus
Engraved caption: 1. Song Thrush 2. Redwing 1. Turdus musicus (Linn.) 2. Turdus Iliacus (Linn.)
Modern identification
Figure 1. Song Thrush.
Printed “Song Thrush”
Turdus philomelos
- Certain
- Checked against the engraved caption
- Thrushes and Allies · Turdidae
Why
Gould used Turdus musicus for the Song Thrush (T. philomelos); the Redwing is its companion on this plate. Trap: Linnaeus's musicus is now read as the Redwing
Sources
General List (vol. I); engraved caption on the leaf; crosswalk
Who made the plate
Drawn from Life & 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.
