Printed on the plate
“Griffon Vulture”
Vultur fulvus
Engraved caption: Griffon Vulture Vultur fulvus (Linn.)
Modern identification
Gyps fulvus
- Certain
- Checked against the engraved caption
- Hawks, Eagles, and Kites · Accipitridae
Why
Vultur fulvus Linn. = Gyps fulvus (Eurasian Griffon); same species
Sources
General List (vol. I); engraved caption on the leaf; crosswalk
Who made the plate
Drawn from Life & on Stone by J. & E. Gould.Printed by C. Hullmandel.
- John Gould drew and lithographed
- Elizabeth Gould drew and lithographed
- Charles Joseph Hullmandel printed
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