Historical bird plates

Gould, The Birds of Australia · Volume V, plate 70

Crested Pigeon

Volume V, plate 70 of Gould's The Birds of Australia: Crested Pigeon (Ocyphaps lophotes)
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Printed on the plate

“Crested Pigeon”

Ocyphaps Lophotes

Engraved caption: Ocyphaps Lophotes

Modern identification

Crested Pigeon

Ocyphaps lophotes

  • Certain
  • Checked against the engraved caption
  • Pigeons and Doves · Columbidae

Why

Crested Pigeon

Sources

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

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.