Multi-species plate · Broinowski · 1890-1891

Three birds identified on this plate

Black-breasted Buttonquail · Chestnut-backed Buttonquail · Painted Buttonquail

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01Black-breasted Buttonquail

Turnix melanogasterTurnix melanogasterShow 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 melanogasterBlack-breasted Turnix

Name used todayTurnix melanogasterBlack-breasted Buttonquail

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

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02Chestnut-backed Buttonquail

Turnix castanotusTurnix castanotusShow 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 castanotusChestnut-backed Turnix

Name used todayTurnix castanotusChestnut-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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03Painted Buttonquail

Turnix variusTurnix varius variusShow 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 variusVaried Turnix

Name used todayTurnix varius variusPainted 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.

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

Publication: The Birds of Australia, Volume 2
Plate: 55
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.