Historical bird plates

Gould, The Birds of Australia · Volume I, plate 18

Brown Goshawk

Printed “West Australian Goshawk”

Volume I, plate 18 of Gould's The Birds of Australia: Brown Goshawk (Tachyspiza fasciata)
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Printed on the plate

“West Australian Goshawk”

Astur cruentus

Engraved caption: Astur cruentus

Modern identification

Brown Goshawk

Tachyspiza fasciata

  • Certain
  • Checked against the engraved caption
  • Hawks, Eagles, and Kites · Accipitridae

Why

cruentus Gould = SW Australian Brown Goshawk

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.Hullmandel & Walton Imp.

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

The same bird on other plates