Historical bird plate: Blue-billed White Tern

Multi-species plate · Broinowski · 1890-1891

Two birds identified on this plate

Blue-billed White Tern · Whiskered Tern

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01Blue-billed White Tern

Gygis candidaGygis candida candidaShow 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 plateGygis candidaWhite Tern

Name used todayGygis candida candidaBlue-billed White Tern

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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.

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02Whiskered Tern

Hydrochelidon leucopareiaChlidonias hybrida javanicusShow 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 plateHydrochelidon leucopareiaMarsh Tern

Name used todayChlidonias hybrida javanicusWhiskered Tern

What connects the names

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

Medium confidence: The identification is supported, but part of the connection depends on interpretation of a broader historical concept, locality or other contextual evidence.

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Publication: The Birds of Australia, Volume 1
Plate: 41
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.

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