Historical bird plates

Gould, The Birds of Australia · Supplement, plate 21

Lovely Fairywren

Printed “Lovely Wren”

Supplement, plate 21 of Gould's The Birds of Australia: Lovely Fairywren (Malurus amabilis)
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Printed on the plate

“Lovely Wren”

Malurus amabilis

Engraved caption: Malurus amabilis

Modern identification

Lovely Fairywren

Malurus amabilis

  • Certain
  • Checked against the engraved caption
  • Fairywrens · Maluridae

Why

Lovely Fairywren

Sources

List of Plates (vol. Supp); 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.

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

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