Printed on the plate
“Black Kite”
Milvus migrans
Engraved caption: MILVUS MIGRANS, Bodd.
Modern identification
Milvus migrans
- Certain
- Checked against the engraved caption
- Hawks, Eagles, and Kites · Accipitridae
Why
Milvus migrans = Black Kite; same species.
Sources
engraved caption; Gould's text; Birds of Europe plate 29
Who made the plate
J. Wolf & W. Hart, del et lith.Walter, Imp.
- Joseph Wolf drew and lithographed
- William Matthew Hart drew and lithographed
- Walter printed
As the credit line gives it. More on who made these plates.
