Printed on the plate
“Orange-legged Hobby”
Erythropus vespertinus
Engraved caption: ERYTUROPUS VESPERTINUS
Modern identification
Falco vespertinus
- Certain
- Checked against the engraved caption
- Falcons and Caracaras · Falconidae
Why
Erythropus vespertinus, Gould's Orange-legged Hobby = Red-footed Falcon, Falco vespertinus; same species, older genus.
Sources
engraved caption; Gould's text; Birds of Europe plate 23
Who made the plate
J. Gould & H. C. Richter, del et lith.Walter, Imp.
- John Gould drew and lithographed
- Henry Constantine Richter drew and lithographed
- Walter printed
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