Historical bird plates

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

Roseate Tern

Printed “Graceful Tern”

Volume VII, plate 27 of Gould's The Birds of Australia: Roseate Tern (Sterna dougallii)
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Printed on the plate

“Graceful Tern”

Sterna gracilis

Engraved caption: Sterna gracilis

Modern identification

Roseate Tern

Sterna dougallii

  • Certain
  • Shown as a subspecies
  • Checked against the engraved caption
  • Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers · Laridae

Why

Gould's Sterna gracilis (Houtman's Abrolhos) is the Australian race of Roseate Tern, S. d. gracilis.

Sources

List of Plates (vol. VII); 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.

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