The story
From Gould (“in honor of Elizabeth Gould (1804-1841) bird artist and wife of English ornithologist John Gould”) + -ian.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gouldian finch
Today it means: A species of estrildid finch, Chloebia gouldiae, endemic to northern Australia and a common cagebird. Full definition →