Printed on the plate
“Black-winged Kite”
Elanus melanopterus
Engraved caption: Black-winged Kite Elanus melanopterus (Steph.)
Modern identification
Elanus caeruleus
- Certain
- Checked against the engraved caption
- Hawks, Eagles, and Kites · Accipitridae
Why
Elanus melanopterus Leach = Black-winged Kite E. caeruleus
Sources
General List (vol. I); engraved caption on the leaf; crosswalk
Who made the plate
Drawn from Nature & 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.
