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Back to the collectionCompanion to Gould's Handbook; or, Synopsis of the birds of Australia · Plate 46
Historical bird plate: Beautiful Firetail

Multi-species plate · Diggles · 1877

Five birds identified on this plate

Beautiful Firetail · Double-barred Finch · Plum-headed Finch · Red-eared Firetail

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01Beautiful Firetail
Estrelda bellaStagonopleura bellaShow 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 plateEstrelda bella
Name used todayStagonopleura bellaBeautiful Firetail

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.

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02Double-barred Finch
Estrelda bichenoviiStizoptera bichenoviiShow 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 plateEstrelda bichenovii
Name used todayStizoptera bichenoviiDouble-barred Finch

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.

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03Double-barred Finch
Estrelda annulosaStizoptera bichenovii annulosaShow 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 plateEstrelda annulosa
Name used todayStizoptera bichenovii annulosaDouble-barred Finch

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

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04Plum-headed Finch
Estrelda modestaEmblema modestumShow 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 plateEstrelda modesta
Name used todayEmblema modestumPlum-headed Finch

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.

05Red-eared Firetail
Estrelda oculataStagonopleura oculataShow 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 plateEstrelda oculata
Name used todayStagonopleura oculataRed-eared Firetail

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
46
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.