Printed on the plate
“Black Kite”
Milvus ater
Engraved caption: Black Kite Milvus ater
Modern identification
Milvus migrans
- Certain
- Checked against the engraved caption
- Hawks, Eagles, and Kites · Accipitridae
Why
Milvus ater = Black Kite M. migrans
Sources
General List (vol. I); engraved caption on the leaf; crosswalk
Who made the plate
E. Lear del.Printed by C. Hullmandel.
- Edward Lear drew
- Charles Joseph Hullmandel printed
As the credit line gives it. More on who made these plates.
