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Historical bird plate: Black-faced Woodswallow

Multi-species plate · Mathews · 1910-1927

Two birds identified on this plate

Black-faced Woodswallow · Little Woodswallow

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Plate 477: Austrartamus Mathews & Micrartamus Mathews

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01Black-faced Woodswallow
Austrartamus melanopsArtamus cinereusShow 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 plateAustrartamus melanopsBlack-faced Woodswallow
Name used todayArtamus cinereusBlack-faced Woodswallow

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.

02Little Woodswallow
Micrartamus minorArtamus minorShow 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 plateMicrartamus minorLittle Woodswallow
Name used todayArtamus minorLittle Woodswallow

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
25
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.