Historical bird plates

Gould, The Birds of Australia · Volume IV, plate 17

Apostlebird

Printed “Grey Struthidea”

Volume IV, plate 17 of Gould's The Birds of Australia: Apostlebird (Struthidea cinerea)
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Printed on the plate

“Grey Struthidea”

Struthidea cinerea

Engraved caption: Struthidea cinerea

Modern identification

Apostlebird

Struthidea cinerea

  • Certain
  • Checked against the engraved caption
  • White-winged Chough and Apostlebird · Corcoracidae

Why

Apostlebird

Sources

List of Plates (vol. IV); 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.