Printed on the plate
“Sabine's Gull”
Xema Sabinii
Engraved caption: Sabine's Gull Xema Sabinii (Leach)
Modern identification
Xema sabini
- Certain
- Checked against the engraved caption
- Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers · Laridae
Why
Xema Sabinii Leach. = Xema sabini (Sabine's Gull); 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.
