Printed on the plate
“Iceland Gull”
Larus islandicus
Engraved caption: LALRUS ISTANDICUS, Edm.
Modern identification
Larus glaucoides
- Certain
- Checked against the engraved caption
- Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers · Laridae
Why
Larus islandicus Edm. (leucopterus Faber, glaucoides Temm.) = Larus glaucoides, Iceland Gull; same species.
Sources
engraved caption; Gould's text; the plate; Birds of Europe plate 433
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.
