Historical bird plates

Gould, The Birds of Asia · Volume II, plate 13

White-browed Shrike-Babbler

Printed “Grey-headed Pteruthius”

Volume II, plate 13 of Gould's The Birds of Asia: White-browed Shrike-Babbler (Pteruthius aeralatus)
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Printed on the plate

“Grey-headed Pteruthius”

Pteruthius eralatus

Engraved caption: PTERUTHTUS ÆRALATUS, Tickell.

Modern identification

White-browed Shrike-Babbler

Pteruthius aeralatus

  • Certain
  • Checked against the engraved caption
  • Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis · Vireonidae

Why

Pteruthius aeralatus Tickell (Karen hills; Dr Anderson's specimen) = White-browed Shrike-Babbler, nominate race.

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 & W. Hart del. et lith.Walter imp.

As the credit line gives it. More on who made these plates.

The same bird on other plates