A species of Pipit Original inscriptions: ‘Capia a large sparrow 6 inches long. Sylvia sparata. I. O. 2. 523. Sybil warbler. Syn. iv. 450. 47. A?’ Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: Note: : Part of a drawing where three species of birds are depicted, what may be a Pi...
A species of Stint (possibly) ‘Calidris sp.’ Original inscriptions: ‘A tringa pusilla. I. O. ij.737. Little Sandpiper. Syn. v. 184’ Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: Note: Part of a drawing in which four species of birds are shown. This at bottom left
Possibly a species of Redstart, ‘Phoenicurus sp.’ Original inscriptions: ‘This ought to be a Warbler – the large hind toe and strait hind claw seem to pronounce it a Lark?’ Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: Note: Part of a drawing where two species of birds are depict...
Koala ‘Phascolarctos cinereus’ Original inscriptions: [on reverse] ‘Coola, an animal of the Oppossum Tribe from New South Wales’ Further inscriptions: Artist: Lewin, John William Medium: Watercolour Size: Note: London-born Lewin's father, William Lewin, was an artist and naturalist who ...
Snakehead (top), Catfish (centre), possibly a Paradisefish, and a Carp
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Snakehead (top) Catfish (centre), possibly a Paradisefish, and a Carp Original inscriptions: [nastaliq] ‘changa’ [top] ‘be-karar’ [centre] ‘pathachattha’ [bottom] Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Size: Note: Four species of fish depicted in the drawing
A species of Sole, possibly Pan-Sole Order Pleuronectiformes, Family Soleidae, ‘Euryglossa sp.’ Original inscriptions: Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Watercolour and Ink Size: Note: Part of a drawing where two species of fish are shown, the Sole on top and a Glassy Perchlet below.
A species of Fish of the Carp family Order Cypriniformes, Family Cyprinidae Original inscriptions: [nastaliq] ‘mahi kaila’ Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Size: Note:
Two species of Goby: Psedapocryptes lanceolatus above and Boleophthalmus sp. below
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Two species of Goby: ‘Pseudapocryptes lanceolatus’ above and ‘Boleophthalmus sp’. below Original inscriptions: ‘Gobius subunitus B. Chaungooa. Gobius novum-radiatus B. Daans’ Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Size: Note: