Common Teal ‘Anas crecca’ Original inscriptions: ‘Teal’ Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: Note: Part of a drawing in which two species of birds are depicted, the Teal portrayed above, a Garganey below.
Blue-Tailed Bee-Eater ‘Merops philippinus’ Original inscriptions: ‘Malacca. Merops Philipinus. I. O. i. 271. Philippine B. Eater. Syn. ij. 674.’ Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: Note: Perched on a finely-detailed flowering plant in bloom
Black-Rumped Flameback ‘Dinopium benghalense benghalense’ Original inscriptions: ‘Bengal Woodpecker. 10 inches long 2 Claws before 1 behind.’ Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: Note: Part of a drawing in which two species of birds are depicted, the Black-Rumped Flameb...
White-Rumped Vulture ‘Gyps bengalensis’ Original inscriptions: ‘Giddh or Griddha. The name of this bird in Persian is Kurgis, in Hindostany – Gurrd. The Drawing is half of the natural size.’ [In nastaliq and English] ‘Bengal Vulture.’ Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size...
White-Eyed Buzzard ‘Butastur Teesa’ Original inscriptions: ‘A Zuggur – upon a Tamarind Tree’ [in nastaliq and English] Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: Note: Possibly a Harrier in juvenile plumage
Black-Capped Lory ‘Lorius Lory’ Original inscriptions: ‘Psitt: Lory – I. O. i. 115 – First Black-capped Lory. Syn. i. 273. Lory. The attitude is taken from Edwards 4 Vol. p. 170’ Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: Note:
Purple-Naped Lory ‘Lorius domicellus’ Original inscriptions: ‘Psitt: domicella. I. O. i. 114. Purple-capped Lory. Syn. i. 271’ Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: Note:
Long-Tailed Shrike (possibly) ‘Lanius scach’ Original inscriptions: ‘A male Lahtora upon a Sudanshankin Tree.’ [in Nastaliq and English] ‘Lehtora – Lanius – is trained to hunting. Lanius excubiter. I. O. i. 67. Gr. Cinereous Shrike. Syn. i. 160 variety’ Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium:...
Great Grey Shrike ‘Lanius excubitor’ Original inscriptions: ‘Allied to ye last, if not ye same?’ Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: Note:
Red-Vented Bulbul ‘Pycnonotus cafer’ Original inscriptions: ‘Turdus cafer. I. O. i. 354. Cape Thrush. Syn. 3. 72. See B. 1. 96’ Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: Note: