Unidentified bird. The colour-pattern, especially of the face and the red under-tail coverts, suggests the Red-eared Bulbul ‘(Pycnonotus jocosus),’ but the Bulbul is darker above and when adult has a red tuft behind the eye and a crested head. Inscribed: ‘Lall Gindee.’
A Crimson Horned Pheasant (Tragopan satyra). Artist(s): Jagrup Lal (c.1800-1860)
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A Crimson Horned Pheasant ‘(Tragopan satyra).’ Inscribed on front in ‘nagari’ characters:’ bunugmohanas’(?). By Jagrup Lal (c.1800-c.1860), an Arrah artist, c.1850. Water-colour; 9 by 7.25 ins. Presented by Michael Archer, 30 January 1969. Note: Obtained by W.G. Archer at Patna in 1948 from...
A pair of Nuktas or Old World Comb-ducks (Sarkidiornis melanotos). After C.W. Smith. Artist(s): Fakir Chand Lal (c.1790-c.1865) after Smith, Christopher Webb (b.1793)
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A pair of Nuktas or Old World Comb-ducks ‘(Sarkidiornis melanotos)’ swimming on a lake with a group of Pintails ‘(Anas acuta)’ in the background. By Fakir Chand Lal (c.1790-c.1865), a Patna artist, c.1850. Water-colour; 7.25 by 9 ins. Presented by Michael Archer, 30 January 1969. Note: Obtai...