Historical bird plates

Gould, The Birds of Australia · Supplement, plate 41

Yellow-spotted Honeyeater

Supplement, plate 41 of Gould's The Birds of Australia: Yellow-spotted Honeyeater (Meliphaga notata)
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Printed on the plate

“Yellow-spotted Honey-eater”

Ptilotis notata

Engraved caption: Ptilotis notata

Modern identification

Yellow-spotted Honeyeater

Meliphaga notata

  • Certain
  • Checked against the engraved caption
  • Honeyeaters · Meliphagidae

Why

Yellow-spotted Honeyeater

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 & H. C. Richter, del et lith.Walter, Imp.

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