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Historical bird plate: Robust White-eye

Multi-species plate · Broinowski · 1890-1891

Three birds identified on this plate

Robust White-eye · Slender-billed White-eye · White-chested White-eye

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Plate IX, Zosterops: Zosterops Vigors

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01Robust White-eye
Zosterops strenuusZosterops strenuusShow 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 plateZosterops strenuusRobust Zosterops
Name used todayZosterops strenuusRobust White-eye

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.

02Slender-billed White-eye
Zosterops tenuirostrisZosterops tenuirostrisShow 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 plateZosterops tenuirostrisSlender-billed Zosterops
Name used todayZosterops tenuirostrisSlender-billed White-eye

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.

03White-chested White-eye
Zosterops albogularisZosterops albogularisShow 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 plateZosterops albogularisWhite-breasted Zosterops
Name used todayZosterops albogularisWhite-chested White-eye

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 4
Plate
4
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.