Historical bird plates

Gould, The Birds of Australia · Volume III, plate 94

Chestnut-breasted Munia

Printed “Chestnut-breasted Finch”

Volume III, plate 94 of Gould's The Birds of Australia: Chestnut-breasted Munia (Lonchura castaneothorax)
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Printed on the plate

“Chestnut-breasted Finch”

Donacola castaneothorax

Engraved caption: Donacola castaneothorax

Modern identification

Chestnut-breasted Munia

Lonchura castaneothorax

  • Certain
  • Checked against the engraved caption
  • Waxbills and Allies · Estrildidae

Why

Chestnut-breasted Munia

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.