Historical bird plates

Gould, The Birds of Australia · Volume VI, plate 13

Pacific Golden-Plover

Printed “Australian Golden Plover”

Volume VI, plate 13 of Gould's The Birds of Australia: Pacific Golden-Plover (Pluvialis fulva)
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Printed on the plate

“Australian Golden Plover”

Charadrius xanthocheilus

Engraved caption: Charadrius xanthocheilus

Modern identification

Pacific Golden-Plover

Pluvialis fulva

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

Why

xanthocheilus = Pacific Golden-Plover

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 del et lith.Hullmandel & Walton Imp.

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