Greater Painted Snipe ‘Rostratula benghalensis’ Original inscriptions: ‘Bari’ [also written in nastaliq] Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: 382 by 242 mm Note: Female
Oriental Magpie Robin ‘Copsychus saularis’ Original inscriptions: ‘Dial’ [also in written in nastaliq] Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: 380 by 242 mm Note:
Yellow-Crowned Amazon ‘Amazona ochrocephala’ Original inscriptions: [in nastaliq] ‘tuti-lul ke dar jazair-e Hind payda mishavad’, parrot from islands off Hind Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: 458 by 378 mm (entire drawing) Note: Part of a drawing in which two spec...
Black-Headed Munia (chestnut var.) ‘Lonchura malacca’ Original inscriptions: [in nastaliq] ‘nikhul az suraj kadah’ Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: 458 by 378 mm (entire drawing) Note: Part of a drawing in which two species are depicted, the Black-Headed Munia on ...
Painted Sandgrouse ‘Pterocles indicus ‘ Original inscriptions: [in nastaliq] ‘darraj-nar chinar kadah’ [top] ‘darraj-madah az chinar kadah’ [bottom] Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: 545 by 375 mm Note: Despite inscription, the female is depicted on top and the m...
Short-Billed Minivet (female) ‘Pericrocotus brevirostris’ Original inscriptions: [in nastaliq] ‘madah zardparar dar mungir payda mishavad’, yellow female bird from ?Munger Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: 508 by 335 mm (whole drawing) Note: Part of a drawing in wh...
Scarlet Minivet (female) ‘Pericrocotus flammeus’ Original inscriptions: [in nastaliq] ‘nar zardparar dar mungir payda mishavad’, yellow male bird from ?Munger Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: 508 by 335 mm (whole drawing) Note: Despite inscription, bird is female....
White-Breasted Waterhen ‘Amaurornis phonicurus’ Original inscriptions: [in nastaliq] ‘in dahuk dar Kalkatah payda mishavad’, this ‘dahuk’ from (or originating in) Calcutta Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: 505 by 335 mm Note:
White-Rumped Shama ‘Copsychus malabaricus’ Original inscriptions: [in nastaliq] ‘shama Azimabad’ Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: 545 by 373 mm (entire drawing) Note: Part of a drawing in which two species are depicted, a Java Sparrow on top and the White-Rumped S...
Java Sparrow ‘Lonchura oryzivora’ Original inscriptions: Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: 545 by 373 mm (entire drawing) Note: Part of a drawing in which two species are depicted, the Java Sparrow on top and a White-rumped Shama below.