Historical bird plates

Gould, The Birds of Australia · Volume I, plate 12

Brown Falcon

Printed “Western Brown Hawk”

Volume I, plate 12 of Gould's The Birds of Australia: Brown Falcon (Falco berigora)
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Printed on the plate

“Western Brown Hawk”

Ieracidea occidentalis

Engraved caption: Ieracidea occidentalis

Modern identification

Brown Falcon

Falco berigora

  • Certain
  • Checked against the engraved caption
  • Falcons and Caracaras · Falconidae

Why

occidentalis Gould = W race of Brown Falcon

Sources

List of Plates (vol. I); engraved caption on the leaf; Gould's text and synonymy; crosswalk

Who made the plate

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

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

The same bird on other plates