Historical bird plate: Black-browed Albatross

Multi-species plate · Mathews · 1910-1927

Three birds identified on this plate

Black-browed Albatross · Buller's Albatross · Grey-headed Albatross

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Thalassarche Reichenbach & Thalassogeron culminatus

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01Black-browed Albatross

Thalassarche melanophrisThalassarche melanophrisShow 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 plateThalassarche melanophrisBlack-browed Mollymawk

Name used todayThalassarche melanophrisBlack-browed Albatross

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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02Buller's Albatross

Diomedea bulleriThalassarche bulleriShow 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 plateDiomedea bulleriBullers Mollymawk

Name used todayThalassarche bulleriBuller's Albatross

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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03Grey-headed Albatross

Thalassogeron culminatusThalassarche 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 plateThalassogeron culminatusFlat-billed Mollymawk

Name used todayThalassarche chrysostomaGrey-headed Albatross

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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Publication: The Birds of Australia, Volume 2
Plate: 36
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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