Historical bird plates

Gould, The Birds of Australia · Volume IV, plate 25

White-cheeked Honeyeater

Volume IV, plate 25 of Gould's The Birds of Australia: White-cheeked Honeyeater (Phylidonyris niger)
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Printed on the plate

“White-cheeked Honey-eater”

Meliphaga sericea

Engraved caption: Meliphaga sericea

Modern identification

White-cheeked Honeyeater

Phylidonyris niger

  • Certain
  • Checked against the engraved caption
  • Honeyeaters · Meliphagidae

Why

sericea = White-cheeked Honeyeater

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.

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