Historical bird plates

Gould, The Birds of Australia · Volume V, plate 89

Brown Quail

Printed “Australian Partridge”

Volume V, plate 89 of Gould's The Birds of Australia: Brown Quail (Synoicus ypsilophorus)
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Printed on the plate

“Australian Partridge”

Synoicus Australis

Engraved caption: Synoicus Australis

Modern identification

Brown Quail

Synoicus ypsilophorus

  • Certain
  • Shown as a subspecies
  • Checked against the engraved caption
  • Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies · Phasianidae

Why

Latham's Perdix australis, Gould's mainland Australian Partridge, = the mainland race australis of Brown Quail.

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.

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