Female of a species of Babbler; or Warbler (possibly) Original inscriptions: ‘Tooty Suffaid’ [nastaliq] ‘White Tooty.’ ‘female of ye last but one’ Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Watercolour and bodycolour Size: Note:
Perhaps a species of Blackbird or Thrush, immature
Scope & Content:
Perhaps a species of Blackbird or Thrush Original inscriptions: ‘Tuller’ [nastaliq]’ - another species. compare 73’ Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Watercolour and bodycolour Size: Note: Appears an immature bird.
Great Argus Pheasant ‘Argusianus argus’ Original inscriptions: ‘Drawn from life in the possession of Marquis Wellesley. Compare this with Phis. Trans. Vol. 65. pl. 3 ---- is not this ye female of that Bird?’ Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: Note:
White Tern ‘Gygis alba’ Original inscriptions: ‘Panchen. Sterna alba. I. O. 2. 808. white Tern. Syn. vj. 363’ Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: Note: Part of a drawing in which two species of birds are depicted, the White Tern portrayed below.
Red-Crested Pochard ‘Rhodonessa rufina’ Original inscriptions: ‘Lal Tir. The female has a dusky head. See B. vj. 69. Anas rufina. I. O. ij. 870. Red-crested Duck. Syn. vj. 544’ Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: Note:
Spot-Billed Duck ‘Anas poecilorhyncha’ Original inscriptions: ‘Anas poecilorhyncha. I. O. ij. 850 fem. Spotted-billed Duck fem. Syn. vj. 487. See 65’ Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: Note: Male