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Historical bird plate: Bar-breasted Honeyeater

Multi-species plate · Broinowski · 1890-1891

Three birds identified on this plate

Bar-breasted Honeyeater · Tawny-crowned Honeyeater · White-fronted Honeyeater

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01Bar-breasted Honeyeater
Glyciphila fasciataRamsayornis fasciatusShow 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 plateGlyciphila fasciataFasciated Honey-eater
Name used todayRamsayornis fasciatusBar-breasted 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.

02Tawny-crowned Honeyeater
Glyciphila fulvifronsGliciphila melanopsShow 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 plateGlyciphila fulvifronsFulvous-fronted Honey-eater
Name used todayGliciphila melanopsTawny-crowned 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.

03White-fronted Honeyeater
Glyciphila albifronsPurnella albifronsShow 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 plateGlyciphila albifronsWhite-fronted Honey-eater
Name used todayPurnella albifronsWhite-fronted 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
16
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.