Historical bird plates

Gould, The Birds of Australia · Volume V, plate 82

Painted Buttonquail

Printed “Varied Hemipode”

Volume V, plate 82 of Gould's The Birds of Australia: Painted Buttonquail (Turnix varius)
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Printed on the plate

“Varied Hemipode”

Hemipodius varius

Engraved caption: Hemipodius varius

Modern identification

Painted Buttonquail

Turnix varius

  • Certain
  • Checked against the engraved caption
  • Buttonquail · Turnicidae

Why

Painted Buttonquail

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.Hullmandel & Walton Imp.

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

The same bird on other plates