Historical bird plates

Gould, The Birds of Australia · Volume III, plate 55

Tasmanian Thornbill

Printed “Ewing’s Acanthiza”

Volume III, plate 55 of Gould's The Birds of Australia: Tasmanian Thornbill (Acanthiza ewingii)
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Printed on the plate

“Ewing’s Acanthiza”

Acanthiza Ewingii

Engraved caption: Acanthiza Ewingii

Modern identification

Tasmanian Thornbill

Acanthiza ewingii

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

Why

Tasmanian Thornbill

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.

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