Multi-species plate · Diggles · 1877

Three birds identified on this plate

Black-faced Monarch · Spectacled Monarch · White-eared Monarch

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Plate 24: Carinata Li & Monarcha Vigors

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01Black-faced Monarch

Monarcha carinataMonarcha melanopsisShow 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 plateMonarcha carinata

Name used todayMonarcha melanopsisBlack-faced Monarch

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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02Spectacled Monarch

Monarcha trivirgataSymposiachrus trivirgatusShow 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 plateMonarcha trivirgata

Name used todaySymposiachrus trivirgatusSpectacled Monarch

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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03White-eared Monarch

Monarcha leucotisCarterornis leucotisShow 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 plateMonarcha leucotis

Name used todayCarterornis leucotisWhite-eared Monarch

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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Publication: Companion to Gould's Handbook; or, Synopsis of the birds of Australia, Single volume
Plate: 38
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.