Multi-species plate · Buller / Keulemans · 1888

Two birds identified on this plate

Black-fronted Tern · White-fronted Tern

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Sterna Linnaeus & Sterna antarctica & Sterna frontalis

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01Black-fronted Tern

Sterna antarcticaChlidonias albostriatusShow 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 plateSterna antarcticaBlack-fronted Tern

Name used todayChlidonias albostriatusBlack-fronted Tern

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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02White-fronted Tern

Sterna frontalisSterna striataShow 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 plateSterna frontalisWhite-fronted Tern

Name used todaySterna striataWhite-fronted Tern

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.

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

Publication: A history of the birds of New Zealand, Volume 2
Plate: 6
Creator: Walter L. Buller; plates principally by J. G. Keulemans, with uncoloured plates after P. J. Smit by E. Wilson
Holding institution: Naturalis Biodiversity Center
Taxonomic authority: AviList 2025
Rights: Public domain. The BHL considers that this work is no longer under copyright protection.