Historical bird plates

Gould, The Birds of Australia · Volume IV, plate 49

Pied Honeyeater

Volume IV, plate 49 of Gould's The Birds of Australia: Pied Honeyeater (Certhionyx variegatus)
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Printed on the plate

“Pied Honey-eater”

Melicophila picata

Engraved caption: Melicophila picata

Modern identification

Pied Honeyeater

Certhionyx variegatus

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

Why

Melicophila picata = Pied 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

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