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Historical bird plate: Chestnut-crowned Babbler

Multi-species plate · Broinowski · 1890-1891

Three birds identified on this plate

Chestnut-crowned Babbler · New Holland Honeyeater

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Plate XXXII, Pomatos: Meliornis Gray & Pomatorhinus Horsfield

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01Chestnut-crowned Babbler
Pomatostomus ruficepsPomatostomus ruficepsShow 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 platePomatostomus ruficepsChestnut-crowned Pomatorhinus
Name used todayPomatostomus ruficepsChestnut-crowned Babbler

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.

02New Holland Honeyeater
Meliornis novae-hollandiaePhylidonyris novaehollandiaeShow 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 plateMeliornis novae-hollandiaeNew Holland Honey-eater
Name used todayPhylidonyris novaehollandiaeNew Holland 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.

03New Holland Honeyeater
Meliornis longirostrisPhylidonyris novaehollandiae longirostrisShow 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 plateMeliornis longirostrisLong-billed Honey-eater
Name used todayPhylidonyris novaehollandiae longirostrisNew Holland 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
27
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.