Printed on the plate
“Richardson's Lestris”
Lestris Richardsonii
Engraved caption: Richardson's Lestris Lestris Richardsonii (Swains.)
Modern identification
Stercorarius parasiticus
- Certain
- Checked against the engraved caption
- Skuas and Jaegers · Stercorariidae
Why
Richardson's Skua = Arctic Skua (Parasitic Jaeger)
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.
