Printed on the plate
“Whistling Swan, or Hooper”
Cygnus ferus
Engraved caption: Whistling Swan Cygnus ferus (Ray.)
Modern identification
Cygnus cygnus
- Certain
- Checked against the engraved caption
- Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl · Anatidae
Why
Cygnus ferus = Whooper Swan ('Hooper'). Trap: BirdNET-era 'Whistling Swan' is the Tundra Swan
Sources
General List (vol. I); engraved caption on the leaf; crosswalk
Who made the plate
E. Lear del et lithogPrinted by C. Hullmandel
- Edward Lear drew and lithographed
- Charles Joseph Hullmandel printed
As the credit line gives it. More on who made these plates.
