Multi-species plate · Diggles · 1877

Two birds identified on this plate

Crested Bellbird · Spangled Drongo

High

Plate 21: Hypnum sect & Dicrurus Vieillot & Oreoica Gould

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01Crested Bellbird

Oreoica cristataOreoica gutturalisShow 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 plateOreoica cristata

Name used todayOreoica gutturalisCrested Bellbird

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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02Spangled Drongo

Dicrurus bracteatusDicrurus bracteatusShow 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 plateDicrurus bracteatus

Name used todayDicrurus bracteatusSpangled Drongo

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: Companion to Gould's Handbook; or, Synopsis of the birds of Australia, Single volume
Plate: 34
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.