Historical bird plates

Gould, The Birds of Australia · Volume III, plate 35

Tawny Grassbird

Printed “Tawny Sphenœacus”

Volume III, plate 35 of Gould's The Birds of Australia: Tawny Grassbird (Cincloramphus timoriensis)
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Printed on the plate

“Tawny Sphenœacus”

Sphenoeacus galactotes

Engraved caption: Sphenoeacus galactotes

Modern identification

Tawny Grassbird

Cincloramphus timoriensis

  • Certain
  • Checked against the engraved caption
  • Grassbirds and Allies · Locustellidae

Why

Sphenoeacus galactotes = Tawny Grassbird

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 del et lith.Hullmandel & Walton Imp

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