Historical bird plates

Gould, The Birds of Australia · Volume VI, plate 23

Oriental Pratincole

Volume VI, plate 23 of Gould's The Birds of Australia: Oriental Pratincole (Glareola maldivarum)
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Printed on the plate

“Oriental Pratincole”

Glareola orientalis

Engraved caption: Glareola orientalis

Modern identification

Oriental Pratincole

Glareola maldivarum

  • Certain
  • Checked against the engraved caption
  • Pratincoles and Coursers · Glareolidae

Why

orientalis = Oriental Pratincole

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.

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