Printed on the plate
“Black-shouldered Kite”
Elanus axillaris
Engraved caption: Elanus axillaris
Modern identification
Elanus axillaris
- Certain
- Checked against the engraved caption
- Hawks, Eagles, and Kites · Accipitridae
Why
Black-shouldered Kite (Australian); not in BirdNET (E. caeruleus is a different species)
Sources
List of Plates (vol. I); engraved caption on the leaf; Gould's text and synonymy; crosswalk
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.