Printed on the plate
“Sparrow Hawk”
Accipiter fringillarius
Engraved caption: Sparrow Hawk Accipiter fringillarius (Ray); Falco nisus (Linn.)
Modern identification
Accipiter nisus
- Certain
- Checked against the engraved caption
- Hawks, Eagles, and Kites · Accipitridae
Why
Accipiter fringillarius Ray = Sparrowhawk A. nisus
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
As the credit line gives it. More on who made these plates.
