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Historical bird plate: Beach Stone-curlew

Multi-species plate · Broinowski · 1890-1891

Two birds identified on this plate

Beach Stone-curlew · Bush Stone-curlew

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01Beach Stone-curlew
Esacus magnirostrisEsacus magnirostrisShow 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 plateEsacus magnirostrisStone Plover
Name used todayEsacus magnirostrisBeach Stone-curlew

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.

02Bush Stone-curlew
Œdicnemus grallariusBurhinus grallariusShow 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 plateŒdicnemus grallariusSouthern Stone Plover
Name used todayBurhinus grallariusBush Stone-curlew

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
44
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.