Printed on the plate
“Long-legged Plover”
Himantopus melanopterus
Engraved caption: Long Legged Plover Himantopus melanopterus (Meyer)
Modern identification
Himantopus himantopus
- Certain
- Checked against the engraved caption
- Stilts and Avocets · Recurvirostridae
Why
Black-winged Stilt
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.
