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Back to the collectionCompanion to Gould's Handbook; or, Synopsis of the birds of Australia · Plate 62
Historical bird plate: Blue-faced Honeyeater

Multi-species plate · Diggles · 1877

Two birds identified on this plate

Blue-faced Honeyeater

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Plate 42: Entomyza Gistel & Entomyza cyanotis

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Entomyza cyanotisEntomyzon cyanotisShow 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 plateEntomyza cyanotis
Name used todayEntomyzon cyanotisBlue-faced Honeyeater

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.

02Blue-faced Honeyeater
Entomyza albipennisEntomyzon cyanotis albipennisShow 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 plateEntomyza albipennis
Name used todayEntomyzon cyanotis albipennisBlue-faced Honeyeater

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
62
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.