A species of Parrotfish (possibly) Family Scaridae, perhaps ‘Calotomus viridescens’ var Original inscriptions: ‘16’ Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: Note: The drawing depicts nine different types of fish, set out in three rows of three each. The Parrotfish at mid...
Black Lory (possibly) ‘Chalcopsitta atra’ Original inscriptions: ‘Do not know this. Not unlike Psittacus Violaceus but that is a So. American species. The tail is remarkable for its length. Compare at’ [indistinct pencil]’ Please let me know the results as I have had it copied.’ Further inscr...
Grand Eclectus Parrot ‘Eclectus roratus’ Original inscriptions: ‘F20 Eclectus grandis Gmelin. Drawing marked ‘F.20’. Eclectus grandis (P. ceylonensis) – Blyth’s cat. p. g. sp. 44 – Bs in Dec and May or Joon, 1854, p. 155. This drawing agrees exactly witj a specimen in the Derby Museum which d...