Printed on the plate
“Bonaparte's Gull”
Chroicocephalus philadelphia
Engraved caption: CHROICOCEPHALUS PHLADELPHUA.
Modern identification
Chroicocephalus philadelphia
- Certain
- Checked against the engraved caption
- Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers · Laridae
Why
Chroicocephalus philadelphia = Sterna philadelphia Ord, Bonaparte's Gull; same species.
Sources
engraved caption; Gould's text; the plate
Who made the plate
J. Gould & W. Hart, del et lith.Walter, Imp.
- John Gould drew and lithographed
- William Matthew Hart drew and lithographed
- Walter printed
As the credit line gives it. More on who made these plates.
