Historical bird plate: Eastern Bluebonnet

Multi-species plate · Broinowski · 1890-1891

Three birds identified on this plate

Eastern Bluebonnet · Paradise Parrot

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01Eastern Bluebonnet

Psephotus xanthorrhousNorthiella haematogaster haematogasterShow 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 platePsephotus xanthorrhousYellow-Vented Parrakeet

Name used todayNorthiella haematogaster haematogasterEastern Bluebonnet

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.

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02Eastern Bluebonnet

Psephotus haematogasterNorthiella haematogaster haematorrhoaShow 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 platePsephotus haematogasterRed-Vented Parrakeet

Name used todayNorthiella haematogaster haematorrhoaEastern Bluebonnet

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.

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03Paradise Parrot

Psephotus pulcherrimusPsephotellus pulcherrimusShow 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 platePsephotus pulcherrimusBeautiful Parrakeet

Name used todayPsephotellus pulcherrimusParadise Parrot

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.

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Publication: The Birds of Australia, Volume 3
Plate: 36
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.

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