Historical bird plates

Gould, The Birds of Australia · Volume II, plate 33

White-breasted Woodswallow

Printed “White-rumped Wood Swallow”

Volume II, plate 33 of Gould's The Birds of Australia: White-breasted Woodswallow (Artamus leucorynchus)
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Printed on the plate

“White-rumped Wood Swallow”

Artamus leucopygialis

Engraved caption: Artamus leucopygialis

Modern identification

White-breasted Woodswallow

Artamus leucorynchus

  • Certain
  • Shown as a subspecies
  • Checked against the engraved caption
  • Woodswallows, Bellmagpies, and Allies · Artamidae

Why

Gould's Artamus leucopygialis = the Australian race leucopygialis of White-breasted Woodswallow.

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

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