Common Moorhen ‘Gallinula chloropus’ Original inscriptions: ‘Gallinula Chloropus, Fulisc Chloropus. Manoom. Achin.’ [these last in Javanese] Further inscriptions: ‘1st Javi inscription: Manum. 2nd Javi inscription: Acheh. Achin being the old English spelling for Acheh.’ Artist: Medium: Wate...
Bridled Tern (possibly) ‘Sterna anaethetus’ Original inscriptions: ‘Sterna. Probably meant for leucoparium.’ Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: 410 by 296 mm Note: The inscription refers to the Whiskered Tern, ‘leucopareia childonas hybrida’, but although the markin...
Bridled Tern ‘Sterna anaethetus’ Original inscriptions: ‘Sterna. Onychoprion anistholus’ Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: 255 by 362 mm Note:
Frigatebird ‘Fregata sp.’ Original inscriptions: ‘pelicanus leucocephala’ Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: 385 by 570 mm Note: Juvenile. Could be the Lesser Frigatebird, ‘fregata ariel’.
Lesser Green Broadbill ‘Calyptomena viridis’ Original inscriptions: ‘calypso viridis. Calyptomena viridis Raffles’ Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: 256 by 354 mm Note: Male
Black and Red Broadbill ‘Cymbirhynchus macrorhynchus’ Original inscriptions: ‘Phalarina Sumatrana R. Cymbirhynchus macroryhnchus Raffles’ Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: 250 by 358 mm Note:
Black and Yellow Broadbill ‘Eurylaimus ochromalus’ Original inscriptions: ‘Phalarina Singaporiana R. Eurylaimus ochromalus Raffles.’ Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: 228 by 310 mm Note:
Oriental Magpie Robin ‘Copsychus saularis’ Original inscriptions: ‘Indicator Raffles’. ‘?copsychus amornis Horsfield ?Turdus striga Raffles. Young male’ Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: 272 by 372 mm Note: Eye incomplete