Printed on the plate
“Bewick's Swan”
Cygnus Bewickii
Engraved caption: Bewick's Swan Cygnus Bewickii (Yarr.)
Modern identification
Cygnus columbianus
- Certain
- Shown as a subspecies
- Checked against the engraved caption
- Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl · Anatidae
Why
Bewick's Swan = C. columbianus bewickii, Tundra Swan
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
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