Laggar Falcon ‘Falco jugger’ Original inscriptions: ‘No.23. A Black Luggada of Chuze Kind. Falco jugger, Gray.’ Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: Note:
Red-Necked Falcon ‘Falco chicquera’ Original inscriptions:’ No 25. A Doory of Chuze Kind. Hypotriorchis.’ Further inscriptions: ‘Mysore Coll. of Drawings.’ [erroneously ascribed in c.1880] Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: Note: Juvenile
Hood for Falcon Original inscriptions: ‘No 26. A cap or the cover of the head called Topun.’ Further inscriptions: ‘Mysore Coll. of Drawings.’ [erroneously ascribed in c.1880] Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: Note:
A dove in a bird trap ‘Streptopelia tranquebarica’ Original inscriptions: ‘No 29. The following three methods are always used to catch all sorts of Birds of prey.’ Further inscriptions: ‘Mysore Coll. of Drawings.’ [erroneously ascribed in c.1880] Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: Not...
Bird Traps Original inscriptions: Further inscriptions: ‘Mysore Coll. of Drawings.’ [erroneously ascribed in c.1880] Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: Note: Two examples are shown, with birds ensnared in them
Double-Wattled Cassowary ‘Casuarius casuarius’ Original inscriptions: ‘This bird is: From foot to the neck-------3 feet 2 and a half inches. From neck to the tail--------2 feet 5 inches. From neck to the Bill----------1 Foot 10 and a half inches. This bird eat some Goa fruits and 100 plantain...
White-Rumped Shama ‘Copsychus malabaricus’ Original inscriptions: ‘A Bird called Shamah.’ ‘These birds are the common inhabitants of Cashmier. Their singing is very melodious like that of Augun and Chundole and they live upon the same food which is commonly given to Dhyer, Viz. a spoon full of...
Grand Eclectus Parrot ‘Eclectus roratus’ Original inscriptions: ‘Five coloured parrot.’ Further inscriptions: ‘Mysore Coll. of Drawings.’ [erroneously ascribed in c.1880] Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: Note:
Yellow-Throated Bulbul ‘Pycnonotus xantholaemus’ Original inscriptions: ‘Is a bird called Shory Klamban or Shauyer mahomodeen call. The flesh is very taste the small hawks are very fond to prey upon the Bird but a man could catch by a little trouble which cannot run much of it was caught all t...