Printed on the plate
“White-headed Eagle”
Haliaëtus leucocephalus
Engraved caption: White Headed Eagle Haliaetus leucocephalus (Savigny)
Modern identification
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
- Certain
- Checked against the engraved caption
- Hawks, Eagles, and Kites · Accipitridae
Why
Haliaëtus leucocephalus Savig. = Haliaeetus leucocephalus (Bald Eagle); same species
Sources
General List (vol. I); engraved caption on the leaf; crosswalk
Who made the plate
E. Lear del et lithog.Printed by C. Hullmandel.
- Edward Lear drew and lithographed
- Charles Joseph Hullmandel printed
As the credit line gives it. More on who made these plates.
