Printed on the plate
“Marsh Harrier”
Circus rufus
Engraved caption: Marsh Harrier Circus rufus (Briss.)
Modern identification
Circus aeruginosus
- Certain
- Checked against the engraved caption
- Hawks, Eagles, and Kites · Accipitridae
Why
Circus rufus Briss. = Marsh Harrier C. aeruginosus
Sources
General List (vol. I); engraved caption on the leaf; crosswalk
Who made the plate
E. Lear del et lith.Printed by C. Hullmandel.
- Edward Lear drew and lithographed
- Charles Joseph Hullmandel printed
As the credit line gives it. More on who made these plates.
