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1561. NHD29/29

Reference (shelfmark):
NHD29/29
Title:
Brahminy Starling
Scope & Content:
Brahminy Starling ‘Sturnus pagodarum’ Original inscriptions: ‘A Powy upon a Kuthaful Tree.’ [Nastaliq and English]’ Pagoda Thrush. Sup. 140’ Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: Note: The bird is perched on a jackfruit tree (kathal), ‘Artocarpus heterophyllus’.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1798-1805
Extent:
1 Item

1562. NHD29/30

Reference (shelfmark):
NHD29/30
Title:
Rosy Starling
Scope & Content:
Rosy Starling ‘Sturnus roseus’ Original inscriptions: ‘A Tulleer upon a Burheel Tree.’ [Nastaliq and English] ‘Rose colrd. Thrush’ Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: Note: The bird is perched on a Mysore fig tree (buraliwad), ‘ficus mysorensis’.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1798-1805
Extent:
1 Item

1563. NHD29/31

Reference (shelfmark):
NHD29/31
Title:
Hill Myna (possibly)
Scope & Content:
Hill Myna (possibly) ‘Gracula religiosa’ Original inscriptions: ‘From Malacca. Minor Grakle.’ Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: Note: Perhaps a juvenile Hill Myna.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1798-1805
Extent:
1 Item

1564. NHD29/32

Reference (shelfmark):
NHD29/32
Title:
Bird, possibly a species of Tanager
Scope & Content:
Bird, possibly a species of Tanager Original inscriptions: ‘Dirt Eater. Bhoocorah. Tanagra militaris. I. o. 1. 431. Military Tanager. Syn. iij. 242, but differs in being much paler.’ Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: Note: Not yet identified
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1798-1805
Extent:
1 Item

1565. NHD29/33

Reference (shelfmark):
NHD29/33
Title:
Bird
Scope & Content:
Bird Original inscriptions: ‘Muscicapa Pordis. I. O. 475. Guava Flycatcher. Syn. iij. 335 variety. Not unlike Serin de Mozambique, pl. cul. 364 – If not a Finch’ Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: Note: Not yet identified
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1798-1805
Extent:
1 Item

1566. NHD29/34

Reference (shelfmark):
NHD29/34
Title:
Bird, possibly a species of Flycatcher
Scope & Content:
Bird, possibly a species of Flycatcher Original inscriptions: ‘Muscicapa rufiventris. I. O. ij. 473. Rufous-vented Flycatcher. Syn. ijj. 334. Probably a female of this bird?’ Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: Note: Not yet identified. Plumage not precise: perhaps mean...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1798-1805
Extent:
1 Item

1567. NHD29/35

Reference (shelfmark):
NHD29/35
Title:
Superb Lyrebird
Scope & Content:
Superb Lyrebird ‘Menura novaehollandiae’ Original inscriptions: ‘Maenura Superba. Published May 1 1802 by Cadell and Davies Strand. Sculp. S. I. Davies 35 Strand.’ Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Handcoloured Engraving Size: Note:
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1798-1805
Extent:
1 Item

1568. NHD29/35A

Reference (shelfmark):
NHD29/35A
Title:
Bird, possibly a species of Flycatcher
Scope & Content:
Bird, possibly a species of Flycatcher Original inscriptions: ‘Lanius cristatus I. O. 1. 72. Crested Red Shrike. Syn. 1. 170?’ Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: Note: Not yet identified, perhaps a type of long-tailed Silky-Flycatcher, ‘Ptilogonys’ var.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1798-1805
Extent:
1 Item

1569. NHD29/36

Reference (shelfmark):
NHD29/36
Title:
Black-Hooded Oriole
Scope & Content:
Black-Hooded Oriole ‘Oriolus xanthornus’ Original inscriptions: ‘The male Peeluck, Calcutta’ [inscribed in Nastaliq]’ See B. v. 86. Oriolus galbula B. I. O. 1. 187. Black-headed Oriole. Syn. ij. 452’ Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: Note: Male
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1798-1805
Extent:
1 Item

1570. NHD29/37

Reference (shelfmark):
NHD29/37
Title:
Black-Hooded Oriole
Scope & Content:
Black-Hooded Oriole ‘Oriolus xanthornus’ Original inscriptions: ‘The female Peeluck. See B. 1. 86 2d fig: Same as ye last young bird. Mango Bird’ Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: Note: Immature
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1798-1805
Extent:
1 Item

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