Printed on the plate
“Merlin”
Falco Æsalon
Engraved caption: Merlin Falco aesalon (Temm.)
Modern identification
Falco columbarius
- Certain
- Shown as a subspecies
- Checked against the engraved caption
- Falcons and Caracaras · Falconidae
Why
Falco aesalon Temm. = Merlin; Eurasian Merlin is sometimes split as F. aesalon, BirdNET keeps F. columbarius
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.
