Historical bird plates

Gould, The Birds of Australia · Supplement, plate 7

Black-faced Woodswallow

Supplement, plate 7 of Gould's The Birds of Australia: Black-faced Woodswallow (Artamus cinereus)
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Printed on the plate

“Black-faced Wood-Swallow”

Artamus melanops

Engraved caption: Artamus melanops

Modern identification

Black-faced Woodswallow

Artamus cinereus

  • Certain
  • Shown as a subspecies
  • Checked against the engraved caption
  • Woodswallows, Bellmagpies, and Allies · Artamidae

Why

Gould's Artamus melanops is the central Australian race of Black-faced Woodswallow, A. c. melanops.

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