Historical bird plates

Gould, The Birds of Australia · Volume V, plate 21

Australian Ringneck

Printed “Barnard’s Parrakeet”

Volume V, plate 21 of Gould's The Birds of Australia: Australian Ringneck (Barnardius zonarius)
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Printed on the plate

“Barnard’s Parrakeet”

Platycercus Barnardi

Engraved caption: Platycercus Barnardi

Modern identification

Australian Ringneck

Barnardius zonarius

  • Certain
  • Shown as a subspecies
  • Checked against the engraved caption
  • Old World Parrots · Psittaculidae

Why

Gould's Platycercus barnardi = the Mallee Ringneck, race barnardi of Australian Ringneck.

Sources

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

Who made the plate

J. Gould and H. C. Richter del et lith.C. Hullmandel Imp.

As the credit line gives it. More on who made these plates.

The same bird on other plates