Historical bird plates

Gould, The Birds of Australia · Volume IV, plate 87

Sahul Brush Cuckoo

Printed “Brush Cuckoo”

Volume IV, plate 87 of Gould's The Birds of Australia: Sahul Brush Cuckoo (Cacomantis variolosus)
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Printed on the plate

“Brush Cuckoo”

Cuculus insperatus

Engraved caption: Cuculus insperatus

Modern identification

Sahul Brush Cuckoo

Cacomantis variolosus

  • Certain
  • Checked against the engraved caption
  • Cuckoos · Cuculidae

Why

insperatus = Brush Cuckoo

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.Hullmandel & Walton Imp.

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