Printed on the plate
“Skua”
Lestris catarractes
Engraved caption: Skua Gull Lestris catarractes (Temm.)
Modern identification
Stercorarius skua
- Certain
- Checked against the engraved caption
- Skuas and Jaegers · Stercorariidae
Why
Skua = Great Skua
Sources
General List (vol. I); engraved caption on the leaf; crosswalk
Who made the plate
Drawn from Life and 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.
