Historical bird plates

Gould, The Birds of Australia · Supplement, plate 54

Varied Sittella

Printed “Striated Sittella”

Supplement, plate 54 of Gould's The Birds of Australia: Varied Sittella (Daphoenositta chrysoptera)
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Printed on the plate

“Striated Sittella”

Sittella striata

Engraved caption: Sittella striata

Modern identification

Varied Sittella

Daphoenositta chrysoptera

  • Certain
  • Shown as a subspecies
  • Checked against the engraved caption
  • Sittellas · Neosittidae

Why

Gould's Sittella striata is the Striated race of Varied Sittella, D. c. striata.

Sources

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

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.

The same bird on other plates