Historical bird plates

Gould, The Birds of Australia · Volume II, plate 11

Pacific Swift

Printed “Australian Swift”

Volume II, plate 11 of Gould's The Birds of Australia: Pacific Swift (Apus pacificus)
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Printed on the plate

“Australian Swift”

Cypselus Australis

Engraved caption: Cypselus Australis

Modern identification

Pacific Swift

Apus pacificus

  • Certain
  • Checked against the engraved caption
  • Swifts · Apodidae

Why

Cypselus australis Gould = Pacific Swift

Sources

List of Plates (vol. II); 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 delt.C. Hullmandel Imp.

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