Historical bird plate: Black-faced Woodswallow

Multi-species plate · Broinowski · 1890-1891

Four birds identified on this plate

Black-faced Woodswallow · Dusky Woodswallow · Little Woodswallow · White-breasted Woodswallow

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Plate X, Artamus: Artamus Vieillot & Artamus albi & Artamus minor & Artamus sordidus

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01Black-faced Woodswallow

Artamus albiventrisArtamus cinereusShow 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 plateArtamus albiventris

Name used todayArtamus cinereusBlack-faced Woodswallow

What connects the names

The plate depicts several named birds. This identification is traced separately from the other birds in the artwork.

Medium confidence: The identification is supported, but part of the connection depends on interpretation of a broader historical concept, locality or other contextual evidence.

Primary plate source Source volume transcription AviList v2025 taxonomic authority

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02Dusky Woodswallow

Artamus sordidusArtamus cyanopterus cyanopterusShow 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 plateArtamus sordidus

Name used todayArtamus cyanopterus cyanopterusDusky Woodswallow

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.

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03Little Woodswallow

Artamus minorArtamus minorShow 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 plateArtamus minor

Name used todayArtamus minorLittle Woodswallow

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.

Primary plate source Source volume transcription AviList v2025 taxonomic authority

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04White-breasted Woodswallow

Artamus leucopygialisArtamus leucorynchus leucopygialisShow 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 plateArtamus leucopygialis

Name used todayArtamus leucorynchus leucopygialisWhite-breasted Woodswallow

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.

Primary plate source Source volume transcription AviList v2025 taxonomic authority

The bird today

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Publication: The Birds of Australia, Volume 6
Plate: 9
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.

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