Multi-species plate · Broinowski · 1890-1891

Three birds identified on this plate

Painted Buttonquail · Plains-wanderer · Red-backed Buttonquail

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01Painted Buttonquail

Turnix scintillansTurnix varius scintillansShow 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 plateTurnix scintillansSpeckled Turnix

Name used todayTurnix varius scintillansPainted Buttonquail

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

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02Plains-wanderer

Pedionomus torquatusPedionomus torquatusShow 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 platePedionomus torquatusCollared Plain-Wanderer

Name used todayPedionomus torquatusPlains-wanderer

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

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03Red-backed Buttonquail

Turnix melanotusTurnix maculosus melanotusShow 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 plateTurnix melanotusBlack-backed Turnix

Name used todayTurnix maculosus melanotusRed-backed Buttonquail

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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Publication: The Birds of Australia, Volume 2
Plate: 54
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.