Historical bird plates

Gould, The Birds of Australia · Volume IV, plate 4

Spotted Quail-thrush

Printed “Spotted Ground-Thrush”

Volume IV, plate 4 of Gould's The Birds of Australia: Spotted Quail-thrush (Cinclosoma punctatum)
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Printed on the plate

“Spotted Ground-Thrush”

Cinclosoma punctatum

Engraved caption: Cinclosoma punctatum

The printed name is now eBird's name for another bird: Spotted Ground-Thrush.

Modern identification

Spotted Quail-thrush

Cinclosoma punctatum

  • Certain
  • Checked against the engraved caption
  • Quail-thrushes and Jewel-babblers · Cinclosomatidae

Why

Spotted Quail-thrush

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. & E. Gould del.C. Hullmandel Imp.

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