Historical bird plates

Gould, The Birds of Australia · Volume VI, plate 81

White-browed Crake

Printed “White-eyebrowed Water Crake”

Volume VI, plate 81 of Gould's The Birds of Australia: White-browed Crake (Poliolimnas cinereus)
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Printed on the plate

“White-eyebrowed Water Crake”

Porzana leucophrys

Engraved caption: Porzana leucophrys

Modern identification

White-browed Crake

Poliolimnas cinereus

  • Certain
  • Shown as a subspecies
  • Checked against the engraved caption
  • Rails, Gallinules, and Coots · Rallidae

Why

Gould's Porzana leucophrys is the north Australian race of White-browed Crake, P. c. leucophrys.

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.