Printed on the plate
“Letter-winged Kite”
Elanus scriptus
Engraved caption: Elanus scriptus
Modern identification
Elanus scriptus
- Certain
- Checked against the engraved caption
- Hawks, Eagles, and Kites · Accipitridae
Why
Letter-winged Kite; not in BirdNET
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.