Historical bird plates

Gould, The Birds of Australia · Volume VI, plate 48

Brolga

Printed “Australian Crane”

Volume VI, plate 48 of Gould's The Birds of Australia: Brolga (Antigone rubicunda)
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Printed on the plate

“Australian Crane”

Grus australasianus

Engraved caption: Grus australasianus

Modern identification

Brolga

Antigone rubicunda

  • Certain
  • Checked against the engraved caption
  • Cranes · Gruidae

Why

Grus australasianus = Brolga

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.