Printed on the plate
“Goshawk”
Astur palumbarius
Engraved caption: ASTUR PALUMBARIUS.
Modern identification
Astur gentilis
- Certain
- Checked against the engraved caption
- Hawks, Eagles, and Kites · Accipitridae
Why
Astur palumbarius = Goshawk; the Eurasian bird, Astur gentilis, since eBird 2025 splits the Northern Goshawk.
Sources
engraved caption; Gould's text; Birds of Europe plate 17
Who made the plate
J. Wolf & H. C. Richter, del et lith.Walter. Imp.
- Joseph Wolf drew and lithographed
- Henry Constantine Richter drew and lithographed
- Walter printed
As the credit line gives it. More on who made these plates.
