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Historical bird plate: Silver Gull

Multi-species plate · Mathews · 1910-1927

Two birds identified on this plate

Silver Gull

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01Silver Gull
Bruchigavia novae-hollandiae gunniChroicocephalus novaehollandiae novaehollandiaeShow 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 plateBruchigavia novae-hollandiae gunniTasmanian Silver Gull
Name used todayChroicocephalus novaehollandiae novaehollandiaeSilver Gull

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 sourceSource volume transcriptionAviList v2025 taxonomic authority

The bird today

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02Silver Gull
Bruchigavia novae-hollandiae longirostrisChroicocephalus novaehollandiae novaehollandiaeShow 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 plateBruchigavia novae-hollandiae longirostrisWestern Silver Gull
Name used todayChroicocephalus novaehollandiae novaehollandiaeSilver Gull

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 sourceSource volume transcriptionAviList v2025 taxonomic authority

The bird today

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

Publication
The Birds of Australia, Volume 2
Plate
64
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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