Printed on the plate
“Celebean Elanus”
Elanus hypoleucus
Engraved caption: ELANUS HYPOLEUCUS, Gould
Modern identification
Elanus caeruleus
- Certain
- Shown as a subspecies
- Checked against the engraved caption
- Hawks, Eagles, and Kites · Accipitridae
Why
Elanus hypoleucus Gould, from Wallace's Celebes birds, is E. caeruleus hypoleucus, the Wallacean race of Black-winged Kite.
Sources
List of Plates; engraved caption; Gould's text; Kansas catalogue
Who made the plate
J. Gould and H. C. Richter, del. et lith.Hullmandel & Walton, Imp.
- John Gould drew and lithographed
- Henry Constantine Richter drew and lithographed
- Hullmandel & Walton printed
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