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Back to the collectionA synopsis of the birds of Australia, and the adjacent islands · Plate 28
Historical bird plate: Brown Quail

Gould · 1837-1838

Brown Quail

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Coturnix Garsault

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Name changed; taxon retained

The historical and current names refer to the same accepted taxon. The connection does not require a split, lump or change of rank.

Name recorded with the plateCoturnix australis
Name used todaySynoicus ypsilophorusBrown Quail

What connects the names

The historical identification has been reconciled with the current accepted taxon using the original plate context and the current checklist.

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
A synopsis of the birds of Australia, and the adjacent islands, Single volume
Plate
28
Creator
John Gould; plates predominantly by Elizabeth Gould
Holding institution
Museums Victoria
Taxonomic authority
AviList 2025
Rights
Public domain — source record marked not in copyright.