A species of Palm Civet Original inscriptions: Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: Note: Possibly ‘Arctogalidia trivirgata’ (three-striped Palm Civet)
A species of Palm Civet Original inscriptions: ‘From Chittagong’ Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: Note: Possibly the Toddy Cat or Common Palm Civet, ‘Paradoxurus hermaphroditus’.
A breed of Sheep from Coimbatore Original inscriptions: ‘Shaymbliare Ram and Ewe from Coimbitoore’ Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: Note: Possibly meant to be brown Mecheri Sheep.
Chestnut-Shouldered Petronia, Yellow-Throated Sparrow ‘Petronia xanthocollis’ Original inscriptions: ‘Mora, a Sparrow. See next fig 3.’ Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: Note: Part of a drawing in which two species of birds are depicted: a pair of House Sparrows on...
Chestnut-Shouldered Petronia, Yellow-Throated Sparrow ‘Petronia xanthocollis’ Original inscriptions: ‘See last, lowest fig’. Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: Note: Part of a drawing in which three species of birds are depicted: a House Sparrow on top, a White-Cappe...
Bird, possibly a species of Tanager Original inscriptions: ‘Dirt Eater. Bhoocorah. Tanagra militaris. I. o. 1. 431. Military Tanager. Syn. iij. 242, but differs in being much paler.’ Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: Note: Not yet identified
Bird, possibly a species of Flycatcher Original inscriptions: ‘Muscicapa rufiventris. I. O. ij. 473. Rufous-vented Flycatcher. Syn. ijj. 334. Probably a female of this bird?’ Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: Note: Not yet identified. Plumage not precise: perhaps mean...
Bird, possibly a species of Flycatcher Original inscriptions: ‘Lanius cristatus I. O. 1. 72. Crested Red Shrike. Syn. 1. 170?’ Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: Note: Not yet identified, perhaps a type of long-tailed Silky-Flycatcher, ‘Ptilogonys’ var.
Bird, possibly a species of Grouse Original inscriptions: ‘The name of this bird is Soonautun Punduk found in the Snowy mountains of Surinagar. The drawing is three parts of the natural size. Its weight is 2 quarters and a half of no doubt a seer which is equal to 2 pounds.’ [Nastaliq and Engli...