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Historical bird plate: Black-faced Monarch

Multi-species plate · Mathews · 1910-1927

Two birds identified on this plate

Black-faced Monarch · Black-winged Monarch

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Plate 411: Arctostaphylos subsect & Monarcha Vigors & Monarcha canescens & Monarcha melanopsis

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01Black-faced Monarch
monarcha melanopsisMonarcha melanopsisShow 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 platemonarcha melanopsis
Name used todayMonarcha melanopsisBlack-faced 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.

02Black-winged Monarch
Monarcha fraterMonarcha fraterShow 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 plateMonarcha frater
Name used todayMonarcha fraterBlack-winged 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
13
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.