Historical bird plates

Gould, The Birds of Australia · Supplement, plate 37

Australasian Figbird

Printed “Yellow-bellied Sphecotheres”

Supplement, plate 37 of Gould's The Birds of Australia: Australasian Figbird (Sphecotheres vieilloti)
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Printed on the plate

“Yellow-bellied Sphecotheres”

Sphecotheres flaviventris

Engraved caption: Sphecotheres flaviventris

Modern identification

Australasian Figbird

Sphecotheres vieilloti

  • Certain
  • Shown as a subspecies
  • Checked against the engraved caption
  • Old World Orioles · Oriolidae

Why

Gould's Sphecotheres flaviventris is the yellow northern race of Australasian Figbird, S. v. flaviventris.

Sources

List of Plates (vol. Supp); engraved caption on the leaf; Gould's text and synonymy; crosswalk

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.

The same bird on other plates