Printed on the plate
“Moustache Tern”
Viralva leucopareïa
Engraved caption: Moustache Tern Sterna leucopareia (Natt.); Viralva leucopareia (Steph.)
Modern identification
Chlidonias hybrida
- Certain
- Checked against the engraved caption
- Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers · Laridae
Why
Moustache Tern = Whiskered Tern
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.
