Historical bird plates

Gould, The Birds of Asia · Volume II, plate 11

Ashy Minivet

Printed “Grey Pericrocotus”

Volume II, plate 11 of Gould's The Birds of Asia: Ashy Minivet (Pericrocotus divaricatus)
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Printed on the plate

“Grey Pericrocotus”

Pericrocotus cinereus

Engraved caption: PERICROCOTUS CINEREUS, Lafr

Modern identification

Ashy Minivet

Pericrocotus divaricatus

  • Certain
  • Checked against the engraved caption
  • Cuckooshrikes · Campephagidae

Why

Pericrocotus cinereus Lafresnaye, from Gould's Philippine skins = Pericrocotus divaricatus, Ashy Minivet; Raffles's divaricatus is the older name.

Sources

List of Plates (vol. II); engraved caption on the leaf; the text leaf bound after the plate; Kansas catalogue; pinned in Featherframe (gould_asia.yaml)

Who made the plate

J. Gould and H. C. Richter, del. et lith.Hullmandel & Walton, Imp.

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