A species of Squirrel Original inscriptions: Further inscriptions: ‘Sciurus candatus Mihi / McClelland / Assam Collection / 23 Aug 1836 / No3’ [Ink] Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: Note: Not yet identified
Malayan Giant Squirrel, Black Giant Squirrel ‘Ratufa bicolor’ Original inscriptions: ‘Mountain Squirrels’ [ink] ‘hab. Ceylon’ [pencil, with more indistinct pencilled words] Further inscriptions:’ Mysore Coll. of Drawings.’ [erroneously ascribed in c.1880] Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size...
Indian Giant Squirrel ‘Ratufa sp.’ [‘Ratufa indica elphinstoni’] Original inscriptions: [in nastaliq] ‘this animal is named mūsh in Farsi, it is from the Kuhistan of Nepal and it is the work of Mirza Sanghi Beg, dated 29th August 1801’ Further inscriptions: ‘Elphinstonii’ Artist: Mirza Sangh...
Brown Giant Flying Squirrel ‘Petaurista petaurista philippensis’ Original inscriptions: ‘Flying Squirrill from Dindigul. Explanations: Length of head 2 ½ Inches / Breadth of the Body without the Wings 5 Inches / Breadth of the Wings 3 ½ Inches / Length of the Ears 1 ½ Inches / Fore legs 6 Inch...
Verso: A red flying squirrel, petaurista petaurista.
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Verso: A red flying squirrel, ‘petaurista petaurista’. Original inscriptions: in Urdu, ?’loraj bahagat ?.’ Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Pencil and watercolour Size: 200 x 304 mm Note: