Multi-species plate · Buller / Keulemans · 1888

Two birds identified on this plate

Chatham Shag · Australian Pied Cormorant

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01Chatham Shag

Phalacrocorax imperialisLeucocarbo onslowiShow 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 platePhalacrocorax imperialisEmperor Shag

Name used todayLeucocarbo onslowiChatham Shag

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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02Australian Pied Cormorant

Phalacrocorax variusPhalacrocorax varius variusShow 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 platePhalacrocorax variusPied Shag

Name used todayPhalacrocorax varius variusAustralian Pied Cormorant

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: 14
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.