Grand Eclectus Parrot ‘Eclectus roratus’ Original inscriptions: ‘Five coloured parrot.’ Further inscriptions: ‘Mysore Coll. of Drawings.’ [erroneously ascribed in c.1880] Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: Note:
Yellow-Throated Bulbul ‘Pycnonotus xantholaemus’ Original inscriptions: ‘Is a bird called Shory Klamban or Shauyer mahomodeen call. The flesh is very taste the small hawks are very fond to prey upon the Bird but a man could catch by a little trouble which cannot run much of it was caught all t...
Purple-Rumped Sunbird (possibly) ‘Nectarinia zeylonica’ Original inscriptions: ‘Is a kind of Bird eats only Honey therefore they calls ten chittoo or honey birds’ Further inscriptions: ‘Mysore Coll. of Drawings.’ [erroneously ascribed in c.1880] Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: Note: T...
Scarlet-Backed Flowerpecker (possibly) ‘Dicaeum cruentatum’ Original inscriptions: ‘Is a kind of elegant birds called patte chittoo’ Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: Note: Probably meant to be the Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker although the plumage is not exact. It ...
Caracal ‘Felis caracal’ Original inscriptions: ‘Syacash. The name of this animal is called SYAGOASH. This kind Animal has 2 colours both white and red. It seems an elegant rough and short hairs the size of which is a little bigger than a fox but it is very fierce. This Animal as well as a Bird...
Tiger ‘Panthera tigris’ Original inscriptions: ‘Royal tyger. This kind of Tygers is more strength than all the Animals and its nature without Provocation is fierceness and Cruel. No Mercy is to be expected from this Bruit which indiscriminate fury and tears in pieces Every Animals He met with....
Asian Cheetah ‘Acinonyx jubatus venaticus’ Original inscriptions: ‘Chitta Tyger. A Chitta or Leopard speckled with small spots.’ ‘This Animal catches the Deer, the young kind of this animal will serve very soon to Chace but old one will take up to two years to practise for hunting. The male a...
Leopard ‘Panthera pardus’ Original inscriptions: ‘Spotted. Another kind of tyer’ [sic] ‘speckled with spots. This animal is a little smaller than Royal Tyger and its 6 and a half feet long – 3 and a half feet heigth’ [sic] ‘and he was allowed only 10 seers of mutton once a day at 12 o’clock in...
Gaur ‘Bos gaurus, bos frontalis’ Original inscriptions’: From forest in Tanjore country. ? Gayal.’ [pencil]’ 21. A side view of the Wild she buffalow’ [ink] Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: Note:
Gaur ‘Bos gaurus, bos frontalis’ Original inscriptions: ‘A young Wild she buffalow’ [ink] ‘from the forest of Putticandoo Tanjore country’ [pencil] ‘This beasts are naturally wild and are very cautious to keep themselves from men. They never live long after they are taken from their forest, t...