Historical bird plates

Gould, The Birds of Australia · Volume VI, plate 57

Plumed Egret

Volume VI, plate 57 of Gould's The Birds of Australia: Plumed Egret (Ardea plumifera)
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Printed on the plate

“Plumed Egret”

Herodias plumiferus

Engraved caption: Herodias plumiferus

Modern identification

Plumed Egret

Ardea plumifera

  • Certain
  • Checked against the engraved caption
  • Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns · Ardeidae

Why

plumiferus Gould = Plumed Egret, the Australasian daughter of the Intermediate Egret split; BirdNET lumps

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.