Summary

This bird specimen was collected during William Blandowski's expedition to the junction of the Murray and Darling Rivers (December 1856 - December 1857). It is from a group of specimens collected 'in the neighbourhood of Gunbower' from 15-31 January 1857. Its original tag '307' is still intact and the expedition register refers to this bird as a 'Fine barred graucalus' while the monthly consignment list refers to a 'White bellied graucalus'.

Specimen Details

Taxonomy

Geospatial Information

  • Country

    Australia

  • State

    New South Wales

  • Precise Location

    Murray and Darling Rivers junction

  • Latitude

    -34.1

  • Longitude

    141.92

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

  • Georeference Protocol

    Estimated