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Historical bird plate: Bar-tailed Godwit

Multi-species plate · Broinowski · 1890-1891

Two birds identified on this plate

Bar-tailed Godwit · Black-tailed Godwit

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Plate XXXIV, Limosa: Limosa Brisson

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01Bar-tailed Godwit
Limosa uropygialisLimosa lapponicaShow 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 plateLimosa uropygialisBarred-rumped Godwit
Name used todayLimosa lapponicaBar-tailed Godwit

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.

The bird today

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

02Black-tailed Godwit
Limosa melanuroidesLimosa limosa melanuroidesShow 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 plateLimosa melanuroidesBlack-tailed Godwit
Name used todayLimosa limosa melanuroidesBlack-tailed Godwit

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
34
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.