Multi-species plate · Mathews · 1910-1927

Two birds identified on this plate

Pectoral Sandpiper · Sharp-tailed Sandpiper

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Heteropygia Coues & Pisobia Billberg

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01Pectoral Sandpiper

Tringa pectoralisCalidris melanotosShow 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 plateTringa pectoralis&

Name used todayCalidris melanotosPectoral Sandpiper

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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02Sharp-tailed Sandpiper

Tringa acuminataCalidris acuminataShow 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 plateTringa acuminata&

Name used todayCalidris acuminataSharp-tailed Sandpiper

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.

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

Publication: The Birds of Australia, Volume 3
Plate: 42
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.