Printed on the plate
“Great-footed Tern”
Gelochelidon macrotarsa
Engraved caption: Gelochelidon macrotarsa
Modern identification
Gelochelidon macrotarsa
- Certain
- Checked against the engraved caption
- Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers · Laridae
Why
Australian Tern; BirdNET/Clements 2021 lump it in Gull-billed Tern
Sources
List of Plates (vol. Supp); 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, del. et lith.Hullmandel & Walton, Imp.
- John Gould drew and lithographed
- Henry Constantine Richter drew and lithographed
- Hullmandel & Walton printed
As the credit line gives it. More on who made these plates.