Historical bird plates

Gould, The Birds of Australia · Volume V, plate 38

Elegant Parrot

Printed “Elegant Grass-Parrakeet”

Volume V, plate 38 of Gould's The Birds of Australia: Elegant Parrot (Neophema elegans)
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Printed on the plate

“Elegant Grass-Parrakeet”

Euphema elegans

Engraved caption: Euphema elegans

Modern identification

Elegant Parrot

Neophema elegans

  • Certain
  • Checked against the engraved caption
  • Old World Parrots · Psittaculidae

Why

Elegant Parrot; not in BirdNET

Sources

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

Who made the plate

J. & E. Gould del.C. Hullmandel Imp.

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