Printed on the plate
“Herring-Gull”
Larus argentatus
Engraved caption: LARUS ARGENTATTS. Brn.
Modern identification
Larus argentatus
- Certain
- Checked against the engraved caption
- Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers · Laridae
Why
Larus argentatus Bruenn. = European Herring Gull. Gould's synonymy includes Brehm's Americanus, but his British bird stays with the binomial after eBird 2025 splits off the American Herring Gull.
Sources
engraved caption; Gould's text; the plate; Birds of Europe plate 434
Who made the plate
No credit line could be read. Credit lines cut off: the sheet ends in the caption.
