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Historical bird plate: Spectacled Monarch

Multi-species plate · Mathews · 1910-1927

Two birds identified on this plate

Spectacled Monarch · White-eared Monarch

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Plate 410: Carterornis leucotis & Leucotis Swainson & Symposiachrus Bonaparte & Symposiachrus trivirgatus

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01Spectacled Monarch
symposiachrus trivirgatusSymposiachrus trivirgatusShow 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 platesymposiachrus trivirgatus
Name used todaySymposiachrus trivirgatusSpectacled Monarch

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.

The bird today

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

02White-eared Monarch
carterornis leucotisCarterornis leucotisShow 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 platecarterornis leucotis
Name used todayCarterornis leucotisWhite-eared Monarch

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.

The bird today

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

Publication
The Birds of Australia, Volume 9
Plate
12
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.