A Pair of Birds with nest and young Original inscriptions: Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: Note: Not identified, appear to be with fantastical plumage.
A Pair of Birds with nest and young Original inscriptions: Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: Note: Not identified, appear to be with fantastical plumage
A species of Flycatcher (possibly) Original inscriptions: ‘Bulbull huzar daustaun.’ [nastaliq and English] ‘See B. iv. 86. turdus capensis. I. O. i. 353 Brunet Thrush var. Syn. iij. 70? Doubtful.’ Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: Note: Not yet identified
Citrine Wagtail ‘Motacilla citreola’ Original inscriptions: ‘A species of Mumsola upon a Cotton Tree.’ [Nastaliq and English] ‘Turdus polyglottus I. O. i. 339. Mimic Thrush. Syn. iij. 40 a variety, or T. domenicus I. O. i. 340’ Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: Note:...
Citrine Wagtail ‘Motacilla citreola’ Original inscriptions: ‘A Mumsola upon a Peepul Tree.’ [nastaliq and English] ‘Same as ye last’ Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: Note: Perched on a finely detailed Pipal Tree, ‘ficus religiosa’. Probably is a first winter Citrine...
Yellow-Eyed Babbler ‘Chrysomma sinense’ Original inscriptions: ‘A Gullaul Chushm upon a Shureefa tree.’ [Nastaliq and English]’ See 63. Same as in B.1.No 109’ Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: Note: The bird is perched on a finely detailed custard apple tree (Sharifa).
Blue-Winged Leafbird (possibly) ‘Chloropsis cochinsinensis’ Original inscriptions: ‘Bauns Putta of Calcutta. 1. Muscicapa corulea I. O. i. 476. Azure Flycatcher Syn. iij. 339’ Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: Note: Female perhaps. Part of a drawing in which two spec...
White Wagtail ‘Motacilla alba’ Original inscriptions: ‘Kungun of Calcutta. – our com: white wagtail’ Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: Note: Perhaps meant to be ‘Motacilla alba personata’, a first winter male. Part of a drawing in which two species of birds are depic...
Bird Original inscriptions: ‘Confer B. iv. 84. If this is meant for a Pigeon – it is probably ye parrot Syn. iv. 629? Pigeon’ Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: Note: Not yet identified. Possibly meant to be a variety of Fruit Dove, such as the Claret-breasted fruit Do...