Historical bird plates

Gould, The Birds of Australia · Supplement, plate 61

Palm Cockatoo

Printed “Great Palm-Cockatoo”

Supplement, plate 61 of Gould's The Birds of Australia: Palm Cockatoo (Probosciger aterrimus)
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Printed on the plate

“Great Palm-Cockatoo”

Microglossus aterrimus

Engraved caption: Microglossus aterrimus

Modern identification

Palm Cockatoo

Probosciger aterrimus

  • Certain
  • Checked against the engraved caption
  • Cockatoos · Cacatuidae

Why

Microglossus aterrimus = Palm Cockatoo

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.