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Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)

Framed painting of small raptor perched on rock with some foliage in a partial background, colour much paler than normal. Inscription on painting reads: "Kestrel [male glyph] (Tinnunculus aluadarius)."

Gwillim, Elizabeth, 1763-1807

Indian vulture (Gyps indicus)

Two mounted drawings of a vulture affixed to a single page. Upper image is a small painting of the bird, lower is a life-sized bust portrait of the bird with a rough sketch of the whole bird in upper right corner. The lower painting also includes some illegible pencil notes in the bottom left, probably relating to the measurements of the bird. Inscription beneath the lower painting reads: "Indian long-billed vulture (Gyps indicus)."

Gwillim, Elizabeth, 1763-1807

Bonelli's eagle (Aquila fasciata)

Mounted painting of a brown and white eagle actively crouched on a rocky cliff, overlooking water and a distant background with very small pagoda, copse of palms, and ship in water. Inscriptions below the painting read, "Bonelli's eagle (intermediate plumage) Hieraaetus fasciatus" at bottom center, and then slightly to right of that, "? Hieraaetus fasciatus fasciatus Bonelli's eagle (intermediate plumage) (191 – K.S.)."

Gwillim, Elizabeth, 1763-1807

Oriental honey buzzard (Pernis ptilorhynchus)

Painting of a beige and brown raptor perched on rocks with minimal foliage in close background. Inscription below the painting reads: "pernis cristatis ruficollis Indian Crested Honey Buzzard" at bottom centre with female gylph and "[K.S. #278a]."

Gwillim, Elizabeth, 1763-1807

Western marsh harrier (Circus aeruginosus)

Mounted painting of a multi-shaded brown eagle, perched on rock with branches and foliage close by. Inscription below the painting reads, "Circus aeruginosus (54) Male symbol" and in lower right corner, "Circus aeruginosus Male symbol Marsh Harrier [K.S. No.41]."

Gwillim, Elizabeth, 1763-1807

Western marsh harrier (Circus aeruginosus)

Mounted painting of a female red-brown coloured eagle with white head, standing on rocky riverside with very minimal foliage. Inscription below painting reads, "Circus aeruginosus (54)" with a female symbol and in lower right corner of mount, "Circus aeruginosus [female symbol] The Marsh Harrier [K.S. #41]."

Gwillim, Elizabeth, 1763-1807

Long-legged buzzard (Buteo rufinus)

Mounted painting of a light-headed bird with red belly and darker back and feathers, perched on the ground with a good amount of foliage. Inscription in lower left of drawing reads, "Buteo canescens (45)" and in lower right corner, "Buteo ferox ferox, Long-legged buzzard [K.S.#139]" with a question mark and a female symbol.

Gwillim, Elizabeth, 1763-1807

Oriental darter (Anhinga melanogaster)

Mounted painting of a dark brown water bird with lighter neck and head, no background. Inscription in pencil below painting reads, "Indian darter or snake-bird (plotus melanogaster)," another inked in lower right corner reads, "No 128 Plotus."

Gwillim, Elizabeth, 1763-1807

Cinnamon Bittern (Ixobrychus cinnamomeus)

Painting of a bright orange and red male bird, with a small heron-like shape, and darker feathers along back of neck/top of body. Inscription at lower right corner reads, "Ardea," and in the lower left corner, "Chestnut Bittern (ardetta cinnamomeus)."

Gwillim, Elizabeth, 1763-1807

Sarus crane (Antigone antigone)

One full painting of tall crane with grey back, pink legs and a pink head, no background. Three additional smaller sketches in lower right corner with pencilled bodies, pink legs and heads in different poses. Inscription at bottom left reads, "Sarus crane (Grus antigone)."

Gwillim, Elizabeth, 1763-1807

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