Printed on the plate
“Australian Cassowary (two heads, natural size)”
Casuarius australis
Engraved caption: Casuarius australis
Modern identification
Casuarius casuarius
- Certain
- Checked against the engraved caption
- Cassowaries and Emu · Casuariidae
Why
australis = Southern Cassowary (johnsonii)
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.
- John Gould drew and lithographed
- Henry Constantine Richter drew and lithographed
- Walter printed
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