Historical bird plates

Gould, The Birds of Australia · Volume II, plate 6

Marbled Frogmouth

Printed “Plumed Podargus”

Volume II, plate 6 of Gould's The Birds of Australia: Marbled Frogmouth (Podargus ocellatus)
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Printed on the plate

“Plumed Podargus”

Podargus plumiferus

Engraved caption: Podargus plumiferus

Modern identification

Marbled Frogmouth

Podargus ocellatus

  • Certain
  • Shown as a subspecies
  • Checked against the engraved caption
  • Frogmouths · Podargidae

Why

Gould's Podargus plumiferus = Plumed Frogmouth, Podargus ocellatus plumiferus, which eBird keeps in Marbled Frogmouth as a group.

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.

The same bird on other plates