Printed on the plate
“Lesser Black-backed Gull”
Larus fuscus
Engraved caption: Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus (Linn.)
Modern identification
Larus fuscus
- Certain
- Checked against the engraved caption
- Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers · Laridae
Why
Larus fuscus Linn. = Larus fuscus (Lesser Black-backed Gull); same species
Sources
General List (vol. I); engraved caption on the leaf; crosswalk
Who made the plate
No credit line could be read. Credit lines cut off: the sheet ends in the caption.
