Multi-species plate · Mathews · 1910-1927

Three birds identified on this plate

Fairy Prion · Fulmar Prion · Slender-billed Prion

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Heteroprion Mathews & Heteroprion belcheri & Pseudoprion turtur & Pseudoprion Coues & Pseudoprion turtur crassirostris

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01Fairy Prion

Pseudoprion turtur huttoniPachyptila turturShow 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 platePseudoprion turtur huttoniHutton Fairy-Prion

Name used todayPachyptila turturFairy 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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02Fulmar Prion

Pseudoprion turtur crassirostrisPachyptila crassirostrisShow 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 platePseudoprion turtur crassirostrisThick-billed Prion

Name used todayPachyptila crassirostrisFulmar 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.

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03Slender-billed Prion

Heteroprion belcheriPachyptila belcheriShow 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 plateHeteroprion belcheriSlender-billed Prion

Name used todayPachyptila belcheriSlender-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

The bird today

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Publication: The Birds of Australia, Volume 2
Plate: 30
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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