Printed on the plate
“Black Tern”
Viralva nigra
Engraved caption: Black Tern Sterna nigra (Linn.); Viralva nigra (Leach)
Modern identification
Chlidonias niger
- Certain
- Checked against the engraved caption
- Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers · Laridae
Why
Viralva nigra Leach. = Chlidonias niger (Black Tern); same species, older binomial
Sources
General List (vol. I); engraved caption on the leaf; crosswalk
Who made the plate
Drawn from Life & 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.
