Printed on the plate
“Little Owl”
Noctua nudipes
Engraved caption: Little Owl Strix nudipes (Nilsson); Noctua nudipes (Mihi)
Modern identification
Athene noctua
- Certain
- Checked against the engraved caption
- Owls · Strigidae
Why
Noctua nudipes Nilss. = Little Owl A. noctua (Gould's 'Little Owl')
Sources
General List (vol. I); engraved caption on the leaf; crosswalk
Who made the plate
E. Lear del et lith.Printed by C. Hullmandel.
- Edward Lear drew and lithographed
- Charles Joseph Hullmandel printed
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