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Back to the collectionCompanion to Gould's Handbook; or, Synopsis of the birds of Australia · Plate 40
Historical bird plate: Chirruping Wedgebill

Multi-species plate · Diggles · 1877

Two birds identified on this plate

Chirruping Wedgebill · Western Whipbird

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Plate 26: Hypnum sect & Psophodes Vigors & Sphenostoma Gould & Sphenostoma christata & Sphenostoma cristata

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01Chirruping Wedgebill
Sphenostoma cristataPsophodes cristatusShow 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 plateSphenostoma cristata
Name used todayPsophodes cristatusChirruping Wedgebill

What connects the names

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.

The bird today

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

02Western Whipbird
Psophodes crepitansPsophodes nigrogularisShow 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 platePsophodes crepitans
Name used todayPsophodes nigrogularisWestern Whipbird

What connects the names

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.

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
40
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.