Multi-species plate · Mathews · 1910-1927

Two birds identified on this plate

Metallic Starling · Spangled Drongo

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01Metallic Starling

Metallopsar metallicusAplonis metallicaShow 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 plateMetallopsar metallicusMetallic Starling

Name used todayAplonis metallicaMetallic Starling

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.

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02Spangled Drongo

Notochibia bracteataDicrurus bracteatusShow 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 plateNotochibia bracteataSpangled Drongo

Name used todayDicrurus bracteatusSpangled Drongo

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.

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

Publication: The Birds of Australia, Volume 12
Plate: 40
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.