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Historical bird plate: Eastern Bristlebird

Multi-species plate · Mathews · 1910-1927

Three birds identified on this plate

Eastern Bristlebird · Rufous Bristlebird · Western Bristlebird

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Plate 466: Brachyptera Newport & Maccoyornis Mathews & Sphenura Lichtenstein

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01Eastern Bristlebird
Dasyornis brachypterusDasyornis brachypterusShow 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 plateDasyornis brachypterusEastern Bristlebird
Name used todayDasyornis brachypterusEastern Bristlebird

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.

02Rufous Bristlebird
Dasyornis broadbentiDasyornis broadbentiShow 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 plateDasyornis broadbentiRufous Bristlebird
Name used todayDasyornis broadbentiRufous Bristlebird

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.

03Western Bristlebird
Dasyornis longirostrisDasyornis longirostrisShow 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 plateDasyornis longirostrisWestern Bristlebird
Name used todayDasyornis longirostrisWestern Bristlebird

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 10
Plate
14
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.