Multi-species plate · Diggles · 1877

Three birds identified on this plate

Eastern Spinebill · Pied Honeyeater · Western Spinebill

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Plate 40: Acanthorhynchus Gould & Melicophila Gould & Melicophila picata

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01Eastern Spinebill

Acanthorhynchus tenuirostrisAcanthorhynchus tenuirostrisShow 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 plateAcanthorhynchus tenuirostris

Name used todayAcanthorhynchus tenuirostrisEastern Spinebill

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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02Pied Honeyeater

Melicophila picataCerthionyx variegatusShow 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 plateMelicophila picata

Name used todayCerthionyx variegatusPied Honeyeater

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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03Western Spinebill

Acanthorhynchus superciliosusAcanthorhynchus superciliosusShow 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 plateAcanthorhynchus superciliosus

Name used todayAcanthorhynchus superciliosusWestern Spinebill

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: 58
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.