Historical bird plates

Gould, The Birds of Australia · Volume III, plate 59

Western Thornbill

Printed “Plain-coloured Acanthiza”

Volume III, plate 59 of Gould's The Birds of Australia: Western Thornbill (Acanthiza inornata)
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Printed on the plate

“Plain-coloured Acanthiza”

Acanthiza inornata

Engraved caption: Acanthiza inornata

Modern identification

Western Thornbill

Acanthiza inornata

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

Why

Western 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.Hullmandel & Walton Imp.

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