Lesser Florican ‘Sypheotides indica’ Original inscriptions: ‘Leek or Bustard Floriken’ Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: Note: Male
Royle Collection --------------------- NHD5/770-804 Thirty-five drawings in watercolour and pencil depicting 17 birds, 5 mammals, 12 insects and 1 a ...
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Royle Collection --------------------- NHD5/770-804 Thirty-five drawings in watercolour and pencil depicting 17 birds, 5 mammals, 12 insects and 1 amphibia from northern India, bound in a volume measuring 21 by 14 inches. The drawings of birds, mammals and amphibia were made at the Saharanp...
Eurasian Jay ‘Garrulus glandarius’ Original inscriptions: ‘Garrulus glandarius’ Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: Note: Two birds in one drawing: a Black-Headed Jay at top right and the Eurasian Jay at bottom left.
Black-Headed Jay ‘Garrulus lanceolatus’ Original inscriptions: ‘G. lanceolatus.’ Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: Note: Two birds in one drawing: the Black-Headed Jay at top right and an Eurasian Jay at bottom left.
White-Collared Blackbird ‘Turdis albocinctus’ Original inscriptions: ‘Turdus leucotrachilus. Not known to me.’ Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: Note:
Black-Throated Thrush ‘Turdis ruficollis atrogularis’ Original inscriptions: ‘Turdus. Not known to me’ Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: Note:
Spotted Forktail ‘Enicurus maculatus’ Original inscriptions: ‘Enicurus maculatus. Water Wagtail of Hills’ Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size:
Rufous Sibia ‘Heterophasia capistrata capistrata’ Original inscriptions: Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: Note: Four different species of birds are depicted in one drawing. The Rufous Sibia is at bottom.