Babirusa ‘Babyrousa babyrussa’ Original inscriptions: [on reverse] ‘From Life in the possession of Marquis Wellesley’ [nastaliq on front] ‘called in Farsi gurāz, in Hindi borā,’ ‘about nine months old, the work of Mirza Sanghi Beg, dated the month of February 1801’ [plus dimensions in nastaliq...
Mandrill ‘Mandrillus sphinx’ Original inscriptions: [in nastaliq] ‘jaanvar dar Kohistan, dar Farsi nami maimu[n], dar Hindi nami bandar’ Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: Note:
Manucode Genus ‘Manucodia’ Original inscriptions: ‘Parad. Chalybea. I. O. i. 197? Blue-green Parad: Bird. Syn. ij. 482.’ Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: Note: Possibly either a Crinkle-collared Manucode, ‘Manucodia chalybatus’, or a Jobi Manucode, ‘Manucodia jobien...
Barred Warbler (possibly) ‘Sylvia nisora’ Original inscriptions: Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: Note: Part of a drawing where three species of birds are shown perched on a tree, the Warbler at bottom.
Collared Scops Owl ‘Otus bakkamoena’ Original inscriptions: ‘Strix bakkamuna I. O. i. 56. Indian E. O. Syn 127’ Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: Note:
Asian Fairy Bluebird ‘Irena puella’ Original inscriptions: EM: No 9 Ootrool. See B. 1. 89. Fairy Roller Syn. 2. 87 Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: Note: Male