Printed on the plate
“Great Black-backed Gull”
Larus marinus
Engraved caption: Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus (Linn.)
Modern identification
Larus marinus
- Certain
- Checked against the engraved caption
- Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers · Laridae
Why
Larus marinus Linn. = Larus marinus (Great Black-backed Gull); same species
Sources
General List (vol. I); engraved caption on the leaf; crosswalk
Who made the plate
E. Lear del et lith.Printed by C. Hullmandel.
- Edward Lear drew and lithographed
- Charles Joseph Hullmandel printed
As the credit line gives it. More on who made these plates.
