Historical bird plates

Gould, The Birds of Australia · Volume VI, plate 14

Oriental Plover

Printed “Brown Plover”

Volume VI, plate 14 of Gould's The Birds of Australia: Oriental Plover (Anarhynchus veredus)
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Printed on the plate

“Brown Plover”

Charadrius veredus

Engraved caption: Charadrius veredus

Modern identification

Oriental Plover

Anarhynchus veredus

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

Why

Oriental 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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