Who has bird glass handy, in a climate that is above freezing?
Take a spray bottle of water and mist the bird on both sides of the glass. Does it change its appearance? If so, etching. If not, silk screen. I do not believe the original was etched. I think it was marked with the same process as the date codes...silk screening.
Vikki 1969 Goldenrod Yellow / black 400 convertible numbers matching