Historical bird plates

Gould, The Birds of Australia · Volume II, plate 42

Pied Currawong

Printed “Great Crow-Shrike”

Volume II, plate 42 of Gould's The Birds of Australia: Pied Currawong (Strepera graculina)
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Printed on the plate

“Great Crow-Shrike”

Strepera graculina

Engraved caption: Strepera graculina

Modern identification

Pied Currawong

Strepera graculina

  • Certain
  • Checked against the engraved caption
  • Woodswallows, Bellmagpies, and Allies · Artamidae

Why

Pied Currawong

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.