BThe Birds They Saw
Back to the collectionThe Birds of Australia · Plate 30
Historical bird plate: Spotted Harrier

Multi-species plate · Broinowski · 1890-1891

Two birds identified on this plate

Spotted Harrier · Swamp Harrier

Medium

Plate XXXI, Circus: Plate XXXI, Circus

Suggest a correction
Image rotationRotation
Export or clear saved contributions
01Spotted Harrier
Circus jardiniiCircus assimilisShow 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 plateCircus jardinii
Name used todayCircus assimilisSpotted Harrier

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.

The bird today

Follow the accepted taxon into present-day biodiversity records, observations and sound identification.

02Swamp Harrier
Circus assimilisCircus approximansShow 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 plateCircus assimilis
Name used todayCircus approximansSwamp Harrier

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.

The bird today

Follow the accepted taxon into present-day biodiversity records, observations and sound identification.

Publication
The Birds of Australia, Volume 6
Plate
30
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.