Multi-species plate · Buller / Keulemans · 1888

Two birds identified on this plate

Buff-banded Rail · Spotless Crake

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01Buff-banded Rail

Rallus philippensisGallirallus philippensisShow 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 plateRallus philippensisLand Rail

Name used todayGallirallus philippensisBuff-banded Rail

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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02Spotless Crake

Ortygometra tabuensisZapornia tabuensisShow 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 plateOrtygometra tabuensisSwamp Rail

Name used todayZapornia tabuensisSpotless Crake

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: 9
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.