Printed on the plate
“Black-throated Diver”
Colymbus arcticus
Engraved caption: Black-throated Diver Colymbus arcticus (Linn.)
Modern identification
Gavia arctica
- Certain
- Checked against the engraved caption
- Loons · Gaviidae
Why
Colymbus arcticus Linn. = Gavia arctica (Arctic Loon); same species, older binomial
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.
