Historical bird plates

Gould, The Birds of Australia · Volume II, plate 19

Blue-winged Kookaburra

Printed “Leach’s Kingfisher”

Volume II, plate 19 of Gould's The Birds of Australia: Blue-winged Kookaburra (Dacelo leachii)
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Printed on the plate

“Leach’s Kingfisher”

Dacelo Leachii

Engraved caption: Dacelo Leachii

Modern identification

Blue-winged Kookaburra

Dacelo leachii

  • Certain
  • Checked against the engraved caption
  • Kingfishers · Alcedinidae

Why

Blue-winged Kookaburra

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 del. et lith.Hullmandel & Walton Imp.

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

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