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Historical bird plate: Brown Noddy

Multi-species plate · Broinowski · 1890-1891

Two birds identified on this plate

Brown Noddy · Lesser Noddy

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01Brown Noddy
Anous stolidusAnous stolidus pileatusShow this identification
Several species on one plate

This plate depicts more than one taxon. Each bird is traced separately so that one identification is not made to stand for the whole artwork.

Name recorded with the plateAnous stolidusNoddy Tern
Name used todayAnous stolidus pileatusBrown Noddy

What connects the names

The plate depicts several named birds. This identification is traced separately from the other birds in the artwork.

High confidence: The source identification and present taxonomy connect directly through the cited evidence.

The bird today

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02Lesser Noddy
Anous melanopsAnous tenuirostris melanopsShow this identification
Several species on one plate

This plate depicts more than one taxon. Each bird is traced separately so that one identification is not made to stand for the whole artwork.

Name recorded with the plateAnous melanopsLesser Noddy
Name used todayAnous tenuirostris melanopsLesser Noddy

What connects the names

The plate depicts several named birds. This identification is traced separately from the other birds in the artwork.

High confidence: The source identification and present taxonomy connect directly through the cited evidence.

The bird today

Follow the accepted taxon into present-day biodiversity records, observations and sound identification.

Publication
The Birds of Australia, Volume 1
Plate
39
Creator
Gracius J. Broinowski
Holding institution
Harvard University, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Ernst Mayr Library
Taxonomic authority
AviList 2025
Rights
Public domain. The BHL considers that this work is no longer under copyright protection.