Multi-species plate · Broinowski · 1890-1891
Four birds identified on this plate
Metallic Starling · Regent Bowerbird · Satin Bowerbird · Western Bowerbird
Plate XL, Calornis,: Calornis Billberg & Chlamydodera guttata & Metallica Chaudoir
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01Metallic StarlingCalornis metallica→Aplonis metallicaShow this identification
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.
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
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02Regent BowerbirdPtilonorhynchus rawnsleyi→Sericulus chrysocephalusShow this identification
The historical bird is interpreted through a possible hybrid relationship. The named parent taxon is shown as part of that interpretation, not as a simple renaming.
What connects the names
The historical bird has been interpreted through a possible hybrid relationship, so this is not a simple change of name.
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.
03Satin BowerbirdPtilonorhynchus rawnsleyi→Ptilonorhynchus violaceusShow this identification
The historical bird is interpreted through a possible hybrid relationship. The named parent taxon is shown as part of that interpretation, not as a simple renaming.
What connects the names
The historical bird has been interpreted through a possible hybrid relationship, so this is not a simple change of name.
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.
04Western BowerbirdChlamydodera guttata→Chlamydera guttataShow this identification
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.
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
- 35
- 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.