Printed on the plate
“Allied Kite”
Milvus affinis
Engraved caption: Milvus affinis
Modern identification
Milvus migrans
- Certain
- Shown as a subspecies
- Checked against the engraved caption
- Hawks, Eagles, and Kites · Accipitridae
Why
Gould's Milvus affinis = Black Kite, Milvus migrans affinis, the Australasian race.
Sources
List of Plates (vol. I); engraved caption on the leaf; Gould's text and synonymy; crosswalk; pinned in Featherframe (gould_australia.yaml)
Who made the plate
J. Gould and H. C. Richter delt.C. Hullmandel Imp.
- John Gould drew
- Henry Constantine Richter drew
- Charles Joseph Hullmandel printed
As the credit line gives it. More on who made these plates.
