Historical bird plates

Gould, The Birds of Australia · Volume I, plate 5

Whistling Kite

Printed “Whistling Eagle”

Volume I, plate 5 of Gould's The Birds of Australia: Whistling Kite (Haliastur sphenurus)
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Printed on the plate

“Whistling Eagle”

Haliaster sphenurus

Engraved caption: Haliaster sphenurus

Modern identification

Whistling Kite

Haliastur sphenurus

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

Why

Whistling Kite

Sources

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

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.