Historical bird plates

Gould, The Birds of Australia · Volume II, plate 38

Striated Pardalote

Volume II, plate 38 of Gould's The Birds of Australia: Striated Pardalote (Pardalotus striatus)
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Printed on the plate

“Striated Pardalote”

Pardalotus striatus

Engraved caption: Pardalotus striatus

Modern identification

Striated Pardalote

Pardalotus striatus

  • Certain
  • Shown as a subspecies
  • Checked against the engraved caption
  • Pardalotes · Pardalotidae

Why

Gould's Striated Pardalote is the mainland bird with a red wing spot (his synonym ornatus Temminck; Swan River and NSW skins), the races ornatus and substriatus; the Tasmanian nominate is his affinis (II.39).

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.C. Hullmandel Imp.

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

The same bird on other plates