Historical bird plates

Gould, The Birds of Australia · Supplement, plate 33

Metallic Starling

Printed “Shining Aplonis”

Supplement, plate 33 of Gould's The Birds of Australia: Metallic Starling (Aplonis metallica)
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Printed on the plate

“Shining Aplonis”

Aplonis metallica

Engraved caption: Aplonis metallica

Modern identification

Metallic Starling

Aplonis metallica

  • Certain
  • Checked against the engraved caption
  • Starlings · Sturnidae

Why

Metallic Starling

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.