Printed on the plate
“Pomarine Gull”
Lestris Pomarinus
Engraved caption: Pomerine Gull Lestris pomerinus (Temm.)
Modern identification
Stercorarius pomarinus
- Certain
- Checked against the engraved caption
- Skuas and Jaegers · Stercorariidae
Why
Lestris Pomarinus Temm. = Stercorarius pomarinus (Pomarine Jaeger); same species
Sources
General List (vol. I); engraved caption on the leaf; crosswalk
Who made the plate
Drawn from Life & 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.
