Historical bird plates

Gould, The Birds of Australia · Volume III, plate 3

Scarlet Robin

Printed “Scarlet-breasted Robin”

Volume III, plate 3 of Gould's The Birds of Australia: Scarlet Robin (Petroica boodang)
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Printed on the plate

“Scarlet-breasted Robin”

Petroica multicolor

Engraved caption: Petroica multicolor

Modern identification

Scarlet Robin

Petroica boodang

  • Certain
  • Checked against the engraved caption
  • Australasian Robins · Petroicidae

Why

Gould's 'multicolor' figure is the Australian Scarlet Robin (Gmelin's multicolor is the Norfolk bird); BirdNET splits boodang

Sources

List of Plates (vol. III); 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 delt.C. Hullmandel Imp.

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