Historical bird plates

Gould, The Birds of Australia · Volume VI, plate 27

Red-necked Avocet

Volume VI, plate 27 of Gould's The Birds of Australia: Red-necked Avocet (Recurvirostra novaehollandiae)
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Printed on the plate

“Red-necked Avocet”

Recurvirostra rubricollis

Engraved caption: Recurvirostra rubricollis

Modern identification

Red-necked Avocet

Recurvirostra novaehollandiae

  • Certain
  • Checked against the engraved caption
  • Stilts and Avocets · Recurvirostridae

Why

rubricollis = Red-necked Avocet; not in BirdNET

Sources

List of Plates (vol. VI); engraved caption on the leaf; Gould's text and synonymy; crosswalk

Who made the plate

J. Gould and H. C. Richter delt.C. Hullmandel Imp

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