Historical bird plates

Gould, The Birds of Australia · Volume II, plate 46

Australian Magpie

Printed “Piping Crow-Shrike”

Volume II, plate 46 of Gould's The Birds of Australia: Australian Magpie (Gymnorhina tibicen)
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Printed on the plate

“Piping Crow-Shrike”

Gymnorhina Tibicen

Engraved caption: Gymnorhina Tibicen

Modern identification

Australian Magpie

Gymnorhina tibicen

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

Why

Australian Magpie

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