Historical bird plate: Grey-headed Albatross

Multi-species plate · Mathews · 1910-1927

Three birds identified on this plate

Grey-headed Albatross · Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross · Shy Albatross

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Nealbatrus Mathews & Thalassogeron Baird

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01Grey-headed Albatross

Thalassogeron chrysostoma 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 chrysostoma culminatusAustralian Flat-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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02Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross

Thalassogeron chlororhynchos hassiThalassarche carteriShow 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 chlororhynchos hassiEast Australian Yellow-nosed Mollymawk

Name used todayThalassarche carteriIndian Yellow-nosed 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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03Shy Albatross

Thalassogeron cautus cautusThalassarche cautaShow 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 cautus cautusShy Mollymawk

Name used todayThalassarche cautaShy 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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Publication: The Birds of Australia, Volume 2
Plate: 38
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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