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Historical bird plate: New Holland Honeyeater

Multi-species plate · Mathews · 1910-1927

Two birds identified on this plate

New Holland Honeyeater · White-cheeked Honeyeater

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Meliornis Gray & Purnellornis Mathews

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01New Holland Honeyeater
Meliornis novaehollandiaePhylidonyris novaehollandiaeShow 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 plateMeliornis novaehollandiaeWhite-bearded Honeyeater
Name used todayPhylidonyris novaehollandiaeNew Holland Honeyeater

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-cheeked Honeyeater
Purnellornis nigerPhylidonyris nigerShow 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 platePurnellornis nigerWhite-cheeked Honeyeater
Name used todayPhylidonyris nigerWhite-cheeked Honeyeater

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 12
Plate
3
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.