Nicobar Pigeon (juvenile). Artist(s): Briois, J. (fl. 1824)
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Nicobar Pigeon (juvenile) ‘Caloenas nicobarica’ Original inscriptions: Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Watercolour with gold highlights Size: 352 by 530 mm Note:
A species of Partridge. Artist(s): Briois, J. (fl. 1824)
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A species of Partridge ‘Arborophila sp.’ Original inscriptions: [in Jawi] ‘Puyuh Hutan’ Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: 275 by 372 mm Note: Perhaps an unusually dull female Campbell’s Tree Partridge, ‘Arborophila orientalis campbelli’
Long-billed Partridge (female). Artist(s): Briois, J. (fl. 1824)
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Long-Billed Partridge (female) ‘Rhizothera longirostris’ Original inscriptions: ‘Terlantine’ Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: 310 by 418 mm Note:
Bronze-tailed Peacock-Pheasant (female). Artist(s): Briois, J. (fl. 1824)
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Bronze-Tailed Peacock-Pheasant (female) ‘Polyplectron chalcurum’ Original inscriptions: ‘Species of Pheasant’ [in Jawi] ? ‘Wou’ Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Watercolour with silver highlights Size: 274 by 426 mm Note:
Malayan or Vieillot’s Crested Fireback (possibly). Artist(s): Briois, J. (fl. 1824)
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Malayan or Vieillot’s Crested Fireback (possibly) ‘Lophura ignita rufa’ Original inscriptions: [in Jawi] ‘Tugang’ [tugung, tugeng?] ‘Betina’ [sic] Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: 422 by 526 mm Note: Female. Either the Malayan or Vieillot’s Crested Fireback ‘Lophura...
Malayan or Vieillot’s Crested Fireback. Artist(s): Briois, J. (fl. 1824)
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Malayan or Vieillot’s Crested Fireback ‘Lophura ignita rufa’ Original inscriptions: ‘Tugang’ Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: 408 by 548 mm Note: Male. Watermark: J. Whatman 1820
Viellot’s Crested Fireback Pheasant. Artist(s): Briois, J. (fl. 1824)
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Malayan or Vieillot’s Crested Fireback ‘Lophura ignita rufa’ Original inscriptions: Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: 430 by 532 mm Note: Male. Watermark: J. Whatman 1820
Sunda Wrinkled Hornbill ‘Aceros corrugatus’ Original inscriptions: ‘Ingang’ Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: 475 by 605 mm Note: Incomplete: feet only pencilled in. Watermark: Wise & Co. 1815
A species of Drongo ‘Dicrurus sp.’ Original inscriptions: [on verso in pencil] ‘Cow Jill Bird’ Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: 216 by 182 mm Note: Lack of a fork in the tail hence possibly depicts a juvenile bird, perhaps of Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo, ‘Dicrurus...