Historical bird plates

Gould, The Birds of Europe · Plate 436, volume V

Ivory Gull

Plate 436 of Gould's The Birds of Europe: Ivory Gull (Pagophila eburnea)
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Printed on the plate

“Ivory Gull”

Larus eburneus

Engraved caption: Ivory Gull Larus eburneus (Gmel.)

Modern identification

Ivory Gull

Pagophila eburnea

  • Certain
  • Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers · Laridae

Why

Larus eburneus = Pagophila eburnea, Ivory Gull.

Sources

General List (vol. I); crosswalk

Who made the plate

Drawn from Nature & on Stone by J. & E. Gould.Printed by C. Hullmandel.

As the credit line gives it. More on who made these plates.

The same bird on other plates