Printed on the plate
“Eider Duck”
Somateria mollissima
Engraved caption: Eider Duck Anas mollissima (Linn.); Somateria mollissima (Leach)
Modern identification
Somateria mollissima
- Certain
- Checked against the engraved caption
- Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl · Anatidae
Why
Somateria mollissima Leach. = Somateria mollissima (Common Eider); same species
Sources
General List (vol. I); engraved caption on the leaf; crosswalk
Who made the plate
Drawn from Life & on Stone by J. & E. GouldPrinted 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.
