Historical bird plates

Gould, The Birds of Asia · Volume VI, plate 40

White-browed Piculet

Printed “Rufous Piculet”

Volume VI, plate 40 of Gould's The Birds of Asia: White-browed Piculet (Sasia ochracea)
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Printed on the plate

“Rufous Piculet”

Sasia ochracea

Engraved caption: SASIA OCHRACEA, Hodss.

The printed name is now eBird's name for another bird: Rufous Piculet.

Modern identification

White-browed Piculet

Sasia ochracea

  • Certain
  • Checked against the engraved caption
  • Woodpeckers · Picidae

Why

Hodgson's Sasia ochracea = White-browed Piculet; Gould's English 'Rufous Piculet' is now the name of VI.41's bird.

Sources

List of Plates (vol. VI); 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 & H. C. Richter, del et lith.Walter, Imp.

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