Historical bird plate: Fuscous Honeyeater

Multi-species plate · Broinowski · 1890-1891

Four birds identified on this plate

Fuscous Honeyeater · White-plumed Honeyeater · Yellow Honeyeater · Yellow-tufted Honeyeater

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Plate XVIII, Ptiloti: Linum subsect & Penicillata Latreille & Ptilotis Swainson & Ptilotis cassidix & Ptilotis flava & Ptilotis fuscus

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01Fuscous Honeyeater

Ptilotis fuscaPtilotula fuscaShow 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 fuscaFuscous Honey-eater

Name used todayPtilotula fuscaFuscous 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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02White-plumed Honeyeater

Ptilotis penicillataPtilotula penicillataShow 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 penicillataWhite-plumed Honey-eater

Name used todayPtilotula penicillataWhite-plumed 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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03Yellow Honeyeater

Ptilotis flavaStomiopera flavaShow 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 flavaYellow Honey-eater

Name used todayStomiopera flavaYellow 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-tufted Honeyeater

Ptilotis cassidixLichenostomus melanops cassidixShow 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 cassidixHelmeted Honey-eater

Name used todayLichenostomus melanops cassidixYellow-tufted 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: 13
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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