Historical bird plates

Gould, The Birds of Australia · Volume II, plate 9

Large-tailed Nightjar

Printed “Large-tailed Goat-sucker”

Volume II, plate 9 of Gould's The Birds of Australia: Large-tailed Nightjar (Caprimulgus macrurus)
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Printed on the plate

“Large-tailed Goat-sucker”

Caprimulgus macrurus

Engraved caption: Caprimulgus macrurus

Modern identification

Large-tailed Nightjar

Caprimulgus macrurus

  • Certain
  • Checked against the engraved caption
  • Nightjars and Allies · Caprimulgidae

Why

Large-tailed Nightjar

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.

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