Eurasian Hoopoe ‘Upupa epops’ Original inscriptions: Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: Note: Two depictions of the bird, one with wings widespread as it hovers, one with it at rest.
Bird (possibly a Sibia) Original inscriptions: ‘Doomchurkey. See B. 1. 97’ Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: Note: May perhaps be a Long-Tailed Sibia (‘Heterophasia picaoides’) in juvenile plumage.
Blue Rock Thrush (possibly) ‘Monticola solitarius philippensis’ Original inscriptions: ‘Pabai. Turdus malabaricus. I. O. i. 333. Malabar Thrush. Sup. iij. 30’ Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: Note:
King Bird Of Paradise ‘Cicinnurus regius’ Original inscriptions: Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: Note: A dead bird is drawn, two identical depictions.
Greater Bird of Paradise ‘Paradisaea apoda’ Original inscriptions: ‘com. Parad. Bird.’ Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: Note: Part of a drawing where two species of birds are shown. The dead Greater Bird of Paradise is portrayed at left.
Magnificent Bird of Paradise ‘Diphyllodes magnificus’ Original inscriptions: ‘See B. ij. 99 Magnificent Par B. Syn. ij. 477?’ Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: Note: Part of a drawing where two species of birds are shown. The dead Magnificent Bird of Paradise is port...
A species of Paradise Kingfisher Genus ‘Tanysiptera’ Original inscriptions: ‘Alcedo Dea. I. O. i. 256. Ternate K. Fisher. Syn. ij. 634’ Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: Note: A dead bird is depicted.
NHD29 Volume IV of the bird drawings from the Wellesley Collection. 19 by 12 inches. 100ff. in watercolour. Folios 21 and 27 must have been given to W ...
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NHD29 Volume IV of the bird drawings from the Wellesley Collection. 19 by 12 inches. 100ff. in watercolour. Folios 21 and 27 must have been given to Wellesley by Lord Valentia as they bear his Persian seal on the reverse. ‘The Right Honourable Lord bahadur Viscount valentia, 1217’ (i.e. 1802);...
White-Rumped Vulture ‘Gyps bengalensis’ Original inscriptions: ‘Giddh or Griddha. The name of this bird in Persian is Kurgis, in Hindostany – Gurrd. The Drawing is half of the natural size.’ [In nastaliq and English] ‘Bengal Vulture.’ Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size...
White-Eyed Buzzard ‘Butastur Teesa’ Original inscriptions: ‘A Zuggur – upon a Tamarind Tree’ [in nastaliq and English] Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: Note: Possibly a Harrier in juvenile plumage