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Historical bird plate: Black Honeyeater

Multi-species plate · Broinowski · 1890-1891

Three birds identified on this plate

Black Honeyeater · Eastern Spinebill · Western Spinebill

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Plate XXIV, Myzomela: Acanthorhynchus Gould & Acanthorhynchus ten & Myzomela Vigors & Vincetoxicum ser

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01Black Honeyeater
Myzomela nigraSugomel nigrumShow 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 plateMyzomela nigraBlack Honey-eater
Name used todaySugomel nigrumBlack 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.

02Eastern Spinebill
Acanthorhynchus tenuirostrisAcanthorhynchus 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 plateAcanthorhynchus tenuirostrisSlender-billed Spinebill
Name used todayAcanthorhynchus tenuirostrisEastern Spinebill

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.

03Western Spinebill
Acanthorhynchus superciliosusAcanthorhynchus superciliosusShow 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 plateAcanthorhynchus superciliosusWhite-eyebrowed Spinebill
Name used todayAcanthorhynchus superciliosusWestern Spinebill

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
19
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.