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Back to the collectionCompanion to Gould's Handbook; or, Synopsis of the birds of Australia · Plate 21
Historical bird plate: Marbled Frogmouth

Diggles · 1877

Marbled Frogmouth

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Plate 12: Podargus Vieillot

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01Marbled Frogmouth
Name changed; taxon retained

The historical and current names refer to the same accepted taxon. The connection does not require a split, lump or change of rank.

Name recorded with the platePodargus phalaenoides
Name used todayPodargus ocellatusMarbled Frogmouth

What connects the names

The historical identification has been reconciled with the current accepted taxon using the original plate context and the current checklist.

High confidence: The source identification and present taxonomy connect directly through the cited evidence.

The bird today

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

Publication
Companion to Gould's Handbook; or, Synopsis of the birds of Australia, Single volume
Plate
21
Creator
Silvester Diggles; hand-colouring associated with Rowena Birkett; many subjects after Gould originals
Holding institution
Smithsonian Libraries and Archives
Taxonomic authority
AviList 2025
Rights
Public domain — source record reports no known copyright restrictions.