Historical bird plates

Gould, The Birds of Australia · Volume VI, plate 10

Masked Lapwing

Printed “Masked Pewit”

Volume VI, plate 10 of Gould's The Birds of Australia: Masked Lapwing (Vanellus miles)
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Printed on the plate

“Masked Pewit”

Lobivanellus personatus

Engraved caption: Lobivanellus personatus

Modern identification

Masked Lapwing

Vanellus miles

  • Certain
  • Checked against the engraved caption
  • Plovers and Lapwings · Charadriidae

Why

personatus = Masked Lapwing (N form)

Sources

List of Plates (vol. VI); 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 deltC. Hullmandel Imp.

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

The same bird on other plates