Historical bird plates

Gould, The Birds of Australia · Volume II, plate 89

Leaden Flycatcher

Printed “Plumbeous Flycatcher”

Volume II, plate 89 of Gould's The Birds of Australia: Leaden Flycatcher (Myiagra rubecula)
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Printed on the plate

“Plumbeous Flycatcher”

Myiagra plumbea

Engraved caption: Myiagra plumbea

Modern identification

Leaden Flycatcher

Myiagra rubecula

  • Certain
  • Checked against the engraved caption
  • Monarch Flycatchers · Monarchidae

Why

plumbea = Leaden Flycatcher

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