Printed on the plate
“Black-winged Gull”
Xema atricilla
Engraved caption: Black-winged Gull Larus atricilla (Linn.)
Modern identification
Leucophaeus atricilla
- Certain
- Checked against the engraved caption
- Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers · Laridae
Why
Larus atricilla Linn. = (American) Laughing Gull; Gould's English 'Black-winged Gull'
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.
