Printed on the plate
“Parasitic Gull”
Lestris Parasiticus
Engraved caption: Parasitic Gull Lestris parasiticus (Ill. Temm.)
Modern identification
Stercorarius longicaudus
- Certain
- Checked against the engraved caption
- Skuas and Jaegers · Stercorariidae
Why
Temminck's and Illiger's Lestris parasiticus is the Long-tailed Skua: the figure has very long, pointed central tail feathers, a grey-toned back and no breast band. Gould's Arctic Skua is 'Richardson's' (plate 441). Trap: modern S. parasiticus is the Arctic 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.
