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Historical bird plate: Australian Painted-snipe

Multi-species plate · Broinowski · 1890-1891

Two birds identified on this plate

Australian Painted-snipe · Latham's Snipe

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01Australian Painted-snipe
Rhynchea australisRostratula australisShow 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 plateRhynchea australisAustralian Painted Snipe
Name used todayRostratula australisAustralian Painted-snipe

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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02Latham's Snipe
Gallinago australisGallinago hardwickiiShow 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 plateGallinago australisNew Holland Snipe
Name used todayGallinago hardwickiiLatham's Snipe

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 2
Plate
29
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.