Historical bird plates

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

Australasian Grebe

Printed “Black-throated Grebe”

Volume VII, plate 81 of Gould's The Birds of Australia: Australasian Grebe (Tachybaptus novaehollandiae)
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Printed on the plate

“Black-throated Grebe”

Podiceps gularis

Engraved caption: Podiceps gularis

Modern identification

Australasian Grebe

Tachybaptus novaehollandiae

  • Certain
  • Checked against the engraved caption
  • Grebes · Podicipedidae

Why

gularis = Australasian Grebe

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.C. Hullmandel Imp.

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