Historical bird plates

Gould, The Birds of Australia · Volume IV, plate 34

Varied Honeyeater

Volume IV, plate 34 of Gould's The Birds of Australia: Varied Honeyeater (Gavicalis versicolor)
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Printed on the plate

“Varied Honey-eater”

Ptilotis versicolor

Engraved caption: Ptilotis versicolor

Modern identification

Varied Honeyeater

Gavicalis versicolor

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

Why

Varied Honeyeater; not in BirdNET

Sources

List of Plates (vol. IV); engraved caption on the leaf; Gould's text and synonymy; crosswalk

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.