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Back to the collectionCompanion to Gould's Handbook; or, Synopsis of the birds of Australia · Plate 80
Historical bird plate: Blue-winged Parrot

Multi-species plate · Diggles · 1877

Two birds identified on this plate

Blue-winged Parrot · Scarlet-chested Parrot

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Plate 51: Chrysostoma Swainson & Euphema chrysostoma

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01Blue-winged Parrot
Euphema chrysostomaNeophema chrysostomaShow 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 plateEuphema chrysostoma
Name used todayNeophema chrysostomaBlue-winged Parrot

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.

02Scarlet-chested Parrot
Euphema splendidaNeophema splendidaShow 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 plateEuphema splendida
Name used todayNeophema splendidaScarlet-chested Parrot

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
80
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.