Historical bird plate: Broad-billed Prion

Multi-species plate · Mathews · 1910-1927

Four birds identified on this plate

Broad-billed Prion · Salvin's Prion

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01Broad-billed Prion

Prion vittatus gouldiPachyptila vittataShow 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 platePrion vittatus gouldiAustralian Broad-billed Prion

Name used todayPachyptila vittataBroad-billed Prion

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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02Broad-billed Prion

Prion vittatus missusPachyptila vittataShow 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 platePrion vittatus missusAustralian Long-billed Prion

Name used todayPachyptila vittataBroad-billed Prion

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.

Primary plate source Source volume transcription AviList v2025 taxonomic authority

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03Broad-billed Prion

Prion vittatus vittatusPachyptila vittataShow 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 platePrion vittatus vittatusNew Zealand Broad-billed Prion

Name used todayPachyptila vittataBroad-billed Prion

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

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04Salvin's Prion

Prion vittatus salviniPachyptila salviniShow 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 platePrion vittatus salviniSalvin Prion

Name used todayPachyptila salviniSalvin's Prion

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

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Publication: The Birds of Australia, Volume 2
Plate: 29
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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