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The Birds of Australia, Vol. 4 of 7

Chapter 2: LIST OF PLATES. VOLUME IV.
By John Gould
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This volume presents systematic descriptions and hand-colored lithographic plates of numerous Australian bird species, pairing morphological detail with notes on plumage, voice, and feeding habits. Entries summarize known localities and habitat preferences while offering comparative remarks on similar taxa and occasional nomenclatural clarifications. Specimen provenance and collector observations are cited when available to support identification. The combination of detailed species accounts and visual plates serves as a practical natural-history reference for recognizing and understanding the region's avian diversity.

LIST OF PLATES.
VOLUME IV.

Pitta strepitans, Temm. Noisy Pitta 1
 
—— Vigorsii, Gould Vigors’ Pitta 2
 
—— Iris, Gould Rainbow Pitta 3
 
Cinclosoma punctatum, Vig. & Horsf. Spotted Ground-Thrush 4
 
—— castanotus, Gould Chestnut-backed Ground-Thrush 5
 
—— cinnamomeus, Gould Cinnamon-coloured Cinclosoma 6
 
Oreocincla lunulata Mountain Thrush 7
 
Chlamydera maculata, Gould Spotted Bower-Bird 8
 
—— nuchalis Great Bower-Bird 9
 
Ptilonorhynchus holosericeus, Kuhl Satin Bower-Bird 10
 
—— Smithii, Vig. & Horsf. Cat Bird 11
 
Sericulus chrysocephalus Regent Bird 12
 
Oriolus viridis New South Wales Oriole 13
 
—— flavo-cinctus Crescent-marked Oriole 14
 
Sphecotheres Australis, Swains. Australian Sphecotheres 15
 
Corcorax leucopterus White-winged Chough 16
 
Struthidea cinerea, Gould Grey Struthidea 17
 
Corvus Coronoïdes, Vig. & Horsf. White-eyed Crow 18
 
Neomorpha Gouldii, G. R. Gray Gould’s Neomorpha 19
 
Pomatorhinus temporalis Temporal Pomatorhinus 20
 
—— rubeculus, Gould Red-breasted Pomatorhinus 21
 
—— superciliosus, Vig. & Horsf. White-eyebrowed Pomatorhinus 22
 
Meliphaga Novæ-Hollandiæ New Holland Honey-eater 23
 
—— longirostris, Gould Long-billed Honey-eater 24
 
—— sericea, Gould White-cheeked Honey-eater 25
 
—— mystacalis, Gould Moustached Honey-eater 26
 
—— Australasiana Tasmanian Honey-eater 27
 
Glyciphila fulvifrons Fulvous-fronted Honey-eater 28
 
—— albifrons, Gould White-fronted Honey-eater 29
 
—— fasciata, Gould Fasciated Honey-eater 30
 
—— ocularis, Gould Brown Honey-eater 31
 
Ptilotis chrysotis Yellow-eared Honey-eater 32
 
—— sonorus, Gould Singing Honey-eater 33
 
—— versicolor, Gould Varied Honey-eater 34
 
—— flavigula, Gould Yellow-throated Honey-eater 35
 
—— leucotis White-eared Honey-eater 36
 
—— auricomis Yellow-tufted Honey-eater 37
 
—— cratitius, Gould Wattle-cheeked Honey-eater 38
 
—— ornatus, Gould Graceful Honey-eater 39
 
—— plumulus, Gould Plumed Honey-eater 40
 
—— flavescens, Gould Yellow-tinted Honey-eater 41
 
—— flava, Gould Yellow Honey-eater 42
 
—— penicillatus, Gould White-plumed Honey-eater 43
 
—— fusca, Gould Fuscous Honey-eater 44
 
—— chrysops Yellow-faced Honey-eater 45
 
—— unicolor, Gould Uniform Honey-eater 46
 
Plectorhyncha lanceolata, Gould Lanceolate Honey-eater 47
 
Zanthomyza Phrygia Warty-faced Honey-eater 48
 
Melicophila picata, Gould Pied Honey-eater 49
 
Entomophila picta, Gould Painted Honey-eater 50
 
—— albogularis, Gould White-throated Honey-eater 51
 
—— rufogularis, Gould Red-throated Honey-eater 52
 
Acanthogenys rufogularis, Gould Spiny-cheeked Honey-eater 53
 
Anthochæra inauris, Gould Great Wattled Honey-eater 54
 
—— carunculata Wattled Honey-eater 55
 
—— mellivora Brush Wattle-Bird 56
 
—— lunulata, Gould Lunulated Wattle-Bird 57
 
Tropidorhynchus corniculatus Friar-Bird 58
 
—— argenticeps, Gould Silvery-crowned Friar-Bird 59
 
—— citreogularis, Gould Yellow-throated Friar-Bird 60
 
Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris Slender-billed Spine-bill 61
 
—— superciliosus White-eyebrowed Spine-bill 62
 
Myzomela sanguineolenta Sanguineous Honey-eater 63
 
—— erythrocephala, Gould Red-headed Honey-eater 64
 
—— pectoralis, Gould Banded Honey-eater 65
 
—— nigra, Gould Black Honey-eater 66
 
—— obscura, Gould Obscure Honey-eater 67
 
Entomyza cyanotis Blue-faced Entomyza 68
 
—— albipennis, Gould White-pinioned Honey-eater 69
 
Melithreptus validirostris, Gould Strong-billed Honey-eater 70
 
—— gularis, Gould Black-throated Honey-eater 71
 
—— lunulatus Lunulated Honey-eater 72
 
—— chloropsis, Gould Swan River Honey-eater 73
 
—— albogularis, Gould White-throated Honey-eater 74
 
—— melanocephalus, Gould Black-headed Honey-eater 75
 
Myzantha garrula Garrulous Honey-eater 76
 
—— obscura, Gould Sombre Honey-eater 77
 
—— lutea, Gould Luteous Honey-eater 78
 
—— flavigula, Gould Yellow-throated Miner 79
 
—— melanophrys Australian Bell-Bird 80
 
Zosterops dorsalis, Vig. & Horsf. Grey-backed Zosterops 81
 
—— chloronotus, Gould Green-backed Zosterops 82
 
—— luteus, Gould Yellow Zosterops 83
 
Cuculus optatus, Gould Australian Cuckoo 84
 
—— inornatus, Vig. & Horsf. Unadorned Cuckoo 85
 
—— cineraceus, Vig. & Horsf. Ash-coloured Cuckoo 86
 
—— insperatus, Gould Brush Cuckoo 87
 
Chalcites osculans, Gould Black-eared Cuckoo 88
 
Chrysococcyx lucidus Shining Cuckoo 89
 
Scythrops Novæ-Hollandiæ, Lath. Channel-Bill 90
 
Eudynamys Flindersii Flinders’s Cuckoo 91
 
Centropus Phasianus Pheasant Cuckoo 92
 
Climacteris scandens, Temm. Brown Tree-Creeper 93
 
—— rufa, Gould Rufous Tree-Creeper 94
 
—— erythrops, Gould Red-eyebrowed Tree-Creeper 95
 
—— melanotus, Gould Black-backed Tree-Creeper 96
 
—— melanura, Gould Black-tailed Tree-Creeper 97
 
—— picumnus, Temm. White-throated Tree-Creeper 98
 
Orthonyx spinicaudus, Temm. Spine-tailed Orthonyx 99
 
Ptiloris paradiseus, Swains. Rifle Bird 100
 
Sittella chrysoptera Orange-winged Sittella 101
 
—— leucocephala, Gould White-headed Sittella 102
 
—— leucoptera, Gould White-winged Sittella 103
 
—— pileata, Gould Black-capped Sittella 104