Historical bird plate: Grey-fronted Honeyeater

Multi-species plate · Broinowski · 1890-1891

Four birds identified on this plate

Grey-fronted Honeyeater · White-gaped Honeyeater · White-streaked Honeyeater · Yellow-tinted Honeyeater

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Plate XVII, Stomiope: Ptilotis Swainson & Ptilotis flavescens & Stomiopera Reichenbach & Stomiopera unicolor

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01Grey-fronted Honeyeater

Ptilotis plumulaPtilotula plumulaShow 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 platePtilotis plumulaPlumed Ptilotis

Name used todayPtilotula plumulaGrey-fronted Honeyeater

What connects the names

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

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02White-gaped Honeyeater

Stomiopera unicolorStomiopera unicolorShow 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 plateStomiopera unicolorUniform-coloured Honey-eater

Name used todayStomiopera unicolorWhite-gaped Honeyeater

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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03White-streaked Honeyeater

Ptilotis cockerelliTrichodere cockerelliShow 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 platePtilotis cockerelliCockerell's Honey-eater

Name used todayTrichodere cockerelliWhite-streaked Honeyeater

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.

Primary plate source Source volume transcription Supporting source AviList v2025 taxonomic authority

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04Yellow-tinted Honeyeater

Ptilotis flavescensPtilotula flavescensShow 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 platePtilotis flavescensYellow-tinted Honey-eater

Name used todayPtilotula flavescensYellow-tinted Honeyeater

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.

Primary plate source Source volume transcription Supporting source AviList v2025 taxonomic authority

The bird today

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Publication: The Birds of Australia, Volume 4
Plate: 12
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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