Historical bird plates

Gould, The Birds of Australia · Volume IV, plate 82

Silvereye

Printed “Green-backed Zosterops”

Volume IV, plate 82 of Gould's The Birds of Australia: Silvereye (Zosterops lateralis)
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Printed on the plate

“Green-backed Zosterops”

Zosterops chloronotus

Engraved caption: Zosterops chloronotus

Modern identification

Silvereye

Zosterops lateralis

  • Certain
  • Shown as a subspecies
  • Checked against the engraved caption
  • White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies · Zosteropidae

Why

Gould's Zosterops chloronotus, of the west coast, = the West Australian race chloronotus of Silvereye.

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.

The same bird on other plates