Grey Junglefowl ‘Gallus sonneratii’ Original inscriptions: Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: Note: Two views given, lying down and standing.
A species of Minivet (possibly) ‘Pericrocotus sp.’ Original inscriptions: ‘Koorg Forest March 1805’ Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: Note:
Black-Headed Ibis ‘Threskiornis melanocephalus’ Original inscriptions: ‘Aarvamookoo Can: / Tamal: / Seemogga July 27th 1805 / This Bird feeds on Fish, Worms and Frogs; frequent Tanks, Rivers and Wet Paddy fields. / Not webb-footed; do not swim’ [with dimensions of bird given] Further inscrip...
Pheasant-Tailed Jacana ‘Hydrophasianus chirurgus’ Original inscriptions: ‘At Seemogga August 5th 1805 / This Small Bird feeds on small Fish Worms and Mud / It frequents and is found near Tanks and Paddy Fields / The conformation of its long claws unconnected by any Webb, sufficiently indicates...
Rose-Ringed Parakeet ‘Psittacula krameri’ Original inscriptions: ‘Green Paroquet / Semoga August 6th 1805 / Ginnee Can: / Totau Hind San: / Frequent Topes and Gardens where fruit abounds, on which they live: The subject of this Drawing was tame; was let loose and went about thro’ the day, re...
Eurasian Spoonbill ‘Platalea leucorodia’ Original inscriptions: ‘The Spoon – Bill (Male) / at Shikarpoor January 26th 1806’ [with dimensions indicated on the drawings] ‘This Bird frequents Rivers, Tanks and Marshy Muddy places and lives on Fishes, frogs, Worms etc. The Male has some feathers o...