A Chick Original inscriptions: ‘Najeeb Ulla’ Further inscriptions: Artist: Najibullah Medium: Watercolour Size: Note: The chick is deformed and appears to have four legs
Chestnut-Bellied Sandgrouse ‘Pterocles exustus’ Original inscriptions: ‘Drawing of a male sand lark which makes its appearance generally at daybreak & at dusk of Evenings about the roads. Masulipatam – Aug: 15th 1815’ Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: Note:
Grey Junglefowl ‘Gallus sonneratii’ Original inscriptions: ‘Duplicate’ Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: Note: See also similar drawing in NHD37/f.13
Demoiselle Crane ‘Grus virgo’ Original inscriptions: ‘Tel: Doja Curra Kuloo. This Bird lives upon Grain & Vermin & is supposed to come from the Eastward, as they are only seen in the Upper Country in harvest time. 20th January 1811’ Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Watercolour ...
Indian Python ‘Python molurus’ Original inscriptions: ‘Head & tail of a Rock Snake found in the Artillery Barracks in Fort St. George Aug 20th 1816.’ ‘Length of the Snake 9 f 5 Inches / Length of the head a to b 3 ½ Inches / Depth of the head 2 ½ Inches / Diameter of the thickest part of ...
Indian Python ‘Python molurus’ Original inscriptions: Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Watercolour and Pencil Size: Note: Largely unfinished sketches of the snake’s head and neck, on recto as well as verso