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Historical bird plate: Brown Skua

Multi-species plate · Broinowski · 1890-1891

Two birds identified on this plate

Brown Skua · Lesser Crested Tern

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01Brown Skua
Stercorarius catarrhactesStercorarius antarcticus lonnbergiShow 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 plateStercorarius catarrhactesGreat Skua
Name used todayStercorarius antarcticus lonnbergiBrown Skua

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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The bird today

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02Lesser Crested Tern
Thalasseus bengalensisThalasseus bengalensis torresiiShow 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 plateThalasseus bengalensisIndian Tern
Name used todayThalasseus bengalensis torresiiLesser Crested 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.

Primary plate sourceSource volume transcriptionSupporting sourceAviList v2025 taxonomic authority

The bird today

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

Publication
The Birds of Australia, Volume 1
Plate
46
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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