Printed on the plate
“Goshawk”
Astur palumbarius
Engraved caption: Goshawk Astur Palumbarius (Bechst.)
Modern identification
Astur gentilis
- Certain
- Checked against the engraved caption
- Hawks, Eagles, and Kites · Accipitridae
Why
Astur palumbarius = Goshawk (Falco palumbarius Linn.). Split since (Eurasian Astur gentilis vs American A. atricapillus); BirdNET V2.4 keeps one Accipiter gentilis Northern Goshawk, which Gould's European bird is; BirdNET's Northern Goshawk is split by eBird into American and Eurasian Goshawk
Sources
General List (vol. I); engraved caption on the leaf; crosswalk
Who made the plate
Drawn from Nature & on Stone by J. & E. Gould.Printed by C. Hullmandel.
- John Gould drew and lithographed
- Elizabeth Gould drew and lithographed
- Charles Joseph Hullmandel printed
As the credit line gives it. More on who made these plates.
