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Historical bird plate: Pied Honeyeater

Multi-species plate · Broinowski · 1890-1891

Three birds identified on this plate

Pied Honeyeater · Regent Honeyeater · Yellow-faced Honeyeater

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Plate XIX, Meliphaga: Chrysops Meigen & Lichnotentha Cabanis in & Meliphaga Lewin & Ptilotis Swainson

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01Pied Honeyeater
Lichnotentha picataCerthionyx variegatusShow 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 plateLichnotentha picataPied Honey-eater
Name used todayCerthionyx variegatusPied 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.

The bird today

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

02Regent Honeyeater
Meliphaga phrygiaAnthochaera phrygiaShow 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 plateMeliphaga phrygiaWarty-faced Honey-eater
Name used todayAnthochaera phrygiaRegent 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.

The bird today

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

03Yellow-faced Honeyeater
Ptilotis chrysopsCaligavis chrysopsShow 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 chrysopsYellow-faced Honey-eater
Name used todayCaligavis chrysopsYellow-faced 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.

The bird today

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

Publication
The Birds of Australia, Volume 4
Plate
14
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.