Multi-species plate · Mathews · 1910-1927

Two birds identified on this plate

Snow Petrel

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Pagodroma Bonaparte & Pagodroma confusa & Pagodroma nivea

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01Snow Petrel

Pagodroma confusaPagodroma nivea majorShow 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 platePagodroma confusaLarge Snow Petrel

Name used todayPagodroma nivea majorSnow Petrel

What connects the names

The plate depicts several named birds. This identification is traced separately from the other birds in the artwork.

Medium confidence: The identification is supported, but part of the connection depends on interpretation of a broader historical concept, locality or other contextual evidence.

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02Snow Petrel

Pagodroma niveaPagodroma nivea niveaShow 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 platePagodroma niveaSnow Petrel

Name used todayPagodroma nivea niveaSnow Petrel

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.

Primary plate source Source volume transcription AviList v2025 taxonomic authority

The bird today

Follow the accepted taxon into present-day biodiversity records, observations and sound identification.

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Publication: The Birds of Australia, Volume 2
Plate: 24
Creator: Gregory M. Mathews; plates by J. G. Keulemans, Henrik Grönvold, H. Goodchild, G. E. Lodge and Roland Green
Holding institution: Smithsonian Libraries and Archives
Taxonomic authority: AviList 2025
Rights: Public domain. The BHL considers that this work is no longer under copyright protection.

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