A breed of domestic Goats Original inscriptions: Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: Note: A pair, male at left and female at right; perhaps of the Barbari breed.
House Swift (possibly) ‘Apus affinis’ Original inscriptions: ‘Anabeen. Body 5 inches, wings one foot, 4 claws standing forward. Hirundo fransica. I. O. 2. 580. Grey-rumped Swallow. Iv. 582. See B. 1. 3. See B. 2. 68’ Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: Note:
A hybrid bird called the partridge pheasant Original inscriptions: ‘Brought from Bhauglepore and called the Tetter Mor or Partridge Peacock, the natural size one half larger than this drawing. I believe it an individual. See ------’[?] ‘Turkey Pheasant No. 337 plates. This bird was bred by Mr. ...
Pair of Birds, with nest and young Original inscriptions: ‘A Bee-Eater. Uncertain’ Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: Note: Not identified. Possibly a type of Hummingbird is meant to be represented. The plumage appears to be fantastical.
Mammal from the family Canidae (possibly meant to be a Jackal) Original inscriptions: [in nastaliq] ‘bangal paidah mishavad, dar Hindi Geedhar, dar’ ‘Farsi Shahal’ etc. [from Bengal, this animal is called Geedhar in Hindi and Shahal in Farsi, plus dimensions are given] Further inscriptions: A...
Species of Sleeper or Gudgeon (possibly) Order Perciformes, Family Eleotridae Original inscriptions: ‘Pookhoreeyaa. Baaleeyaa. Gobius eliotris Lin?’ Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Size: Note: Two views, one in full colour and one dorsal view in ink. It appears to be of the genus El...
A Glass Barb or Hatchet Chela Order Cypriniformes, Family Cyprinidae, ‘Chela sp.’ Original inscriptions: ‘Chaloa / Clupea Cultrata’ Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Watercolour and Ink Size: Note:
Zebu Cattle (a Bull and Cow) Original inscriptions: ‘Modughery Bull’;’ Modughery Cow’ [plus dimensions given on reverse] Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: Note: