Printed on the plate
“Bulwer's Petrel”
Thalassidroma ? Bulwerii
Engraved caption: Bulwer's Petrel Thalassidroma? Bulwerii
Modern identification
Bulweria bulwerii
- Certain
- Checked against the engraved caption
- Shearwaters and Petrels · Procellariidae
Why
Thalassidroma ? Bulwerii = Bulweria bulwerii (Bulwer's Petrel); same species
Sources
General List (vol. I); engraved caption on the leaf; crosswalk
Who made the plate
Drawn from Nature & 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.