Printed on the plate
“Common Bittern”
Botaurus stellaris
Engraved caption: Common Bittern Botaurus stellaris (Stephens)
Modern identification
Botaurus stellaris
- Certain
- Checked against the engraved caption
- Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns · Ardeidae
Why
Botaurus stellaris Steph. = Botaurus stellaris (Great Bittern); same species
Sources
General List (vol. I); engraved caption on the leaf; crosswalk
Who made the plate
No credit line could be read. Credit lines cut off: the sheet ends in the caption.
