Historical bird plates

Gould, The Birds of Australia · Volume III, plate 40

Shy Heathwren

Printed “Cautious Wren”

Volume III, plate 40 of Gould's The Birds of Australia: Shy Heathwren (Hylacola cauta)
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Printed on the plate

“Cautious Wren”

Hylacola cauta

Engraved caption: Hylacola cauta

Modern identification

Shy Heathwren

Hylacola cauta

  • Certain
  • Checked against the engraved caption
  • Thornbills and Allies · Acanthizidae

Why

Shy Heathwren

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.C. Hullmandel Imp.

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