Printed on the plate
“Torres' Tern”
Thalasseus Torresii
Engraved caption: Thalasseus Torresii
Modern identification
Thalasseus bengalensis
- Certain
- Shown as a subspecies
- Checked against the engraved caption
- Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers · Laridae
Why
Gould's Thalasseus torresii is the eastern race of Lesser Crested Tern, T. b. torresii.
Sources
List of Plates (vol. VII); 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
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