Historical bird plates

Gould, The Birds of Australia · Volume IV, plate 65

Banded Honeyeater

Volume IV, plate 65 of Gould's The Birds of Australia: Banded Honeyeater (Cissomela pectoralis)
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Printed on the plate

“Banded Honey-eater”

Myzomela pectoralis

Engraved caption: Myzomela pectoralis

Modern identification

Banded Honeyeater

Cissomela pectoralis

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

Why

Banded 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.C. Hullmandel Imp.

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