Eurasian Golden Oriole ‘Oriolus oriolus’ Original inscriptions: ‘The Mangoe Bird of Bednore and Canara / Baalai – Aanoo – Aakee Can: / Gairsoopa April 4th 1806.’ ‘The Feathers of the Head, Back and Belly of a bright Yellow colour with a stripe of black about the Eyes and on the Tail. The win...
White Stork ‘Ciconia ciconia’ Original inscriptions: ‘Bill & Legs a Fiery Red / hind part of wing – Dark Shining Black / Body & the Neck white / Eyes Black / Lower part of the Bill Dark Brown / From one Extremity of wing to the other 7 feet height’ [with dimensions shown] Further insc...
Lesser Florican ‘Sypheotides indica’ Original inscriptions: ‘The Florikin of the Carnatic’ Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: Note: Female. With detail of head and leg
Common Coot ‘Fulica atra’ Original inscriptions: ‘A Species of Water Fowl at Shikarpoor / January 6th 1806’ [with dimensions shown] Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: Note: additional detail of foot
Lesser Whistling-Duck ‘Dendrocygna javanica’ Original inscriptions: ‘Whistling Teal of Bengal / at Seemogga August 1805’ Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: Note:
A species of Grebe Original inscriptions: ‘The Diver / At Adjampoor October 1805 / They frequent Tanks, Lakes, Marshes and live on Fish, Worms &c’ [with dimensions shown] Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: Note: additional detail of foot. Possibly meant to be th...
Garganey ‘Anas querquedula’ Original inscriptions: ‘Taira – Collee Can: / at Sagur March 20th 1806 / This Bird is of the Teal kind: they frequent the Tanks and Waters but keep separate from Ducks and other Aquates Birds: are webb-footed’ Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Watercolour ...