Historical bird plates

Gould, The Birds of Australia · Supplement, plate 78

Red-necked Crake

Printed “Red-necked Rail”

Supplement, plate 78 of Gould's The Birds of Australia: Red-necked Crake (Rallina tricolor)
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Printed on the plate

“Red-necked Rail”

Rallina tricolor

Engraved caption: Rallina tricolor

Modern identification

Red-necked Crake

Rallina tricolor

  • Certain
  • Checked against the engraved caption
  • Rails, Gallinules, and Coots · Rallidae

Why

Red-necked Crake

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.

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