Historical bird plates

Gould, The Birds of Australia · Volume III, plate 27

Red-backed Fairywren

Printed “Brown’s Wren”

Volume III, plate 27 of Gould's The Birds of Australia: Red-backed Fairywren (Malurus melanocephalus)
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Printed on the plate

“Brown’s Wren”

Malurus Brownii

Engraved caption: Malurus Brownii

Modern identification

Red-backed Fairywren

Malurus melanocephalus

  • Certain
  • Checked against the engraved caption
  • Fairywrens · Maluridae

Why

brownii V&H = Red-backed Fairywren

Sources

List of Plates (vol. III); engraved caption on the leaf; Gould's text and synonymy; crosswalk

Who made the plate

J. & E. Gould del.C. Hullmandel Imp.

As the credit line gives it. More on who made these plates.

The same bird on other plates