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Gwillim, Elizabeth, 1763-1807 With digital objects
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Cinnamon Bittern (Ixobrychus cinnamomeus)

Painting of a speckled brown female bittern crouched against reeds in foreground, plains and mountains in the distant right background.

Gwillim, Elizabeth, 1763-1807

Curlew sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea)

Painting of a small sandpiper with bright orange-pink chest and head, back and wings speckled with brown and white feathers, and black edges. No background. Inscriptions read: "Curlew Sandpiper (tringa subarquata [?])" at bottom left and "Scolopax" in lower right corner.

Gwillim, Elizabeth, 1763-1807

Red-wattled lapwing (Vanellus indicus)

Painting of a small, long, yellow-legged bird, with red face, black head, neck, and chest, olive green back and wings with rosy pink spot, black-tipped tail feathers. No background. Inscription at bottom left reads, "Red-wattled lapwing (sacrogrammus indicus)."

Gwillim, Elizabeth, 1763-1807

Yellow-wattled lapwing (Vanellus malabaricus)

Painting of a small brown bird with yellow face and legs, black head cap and tail feathers, rocky pile in the right foreground, taller trees in the right middle ground, and full background featuring large, white building with two towers, surrounded by foliage.

Gwillim, Elizabeth, 1763-1807

Pheasant-tailed jacana (Hydrophasianus chirurgus)

Painting of a maroon coloured bird with long, black tipped tail feathers, with a white head and wings, and very long, thin claws. Painted on a light tan wash background, minimal shading and only a few light brushes of foliage. Inscription in bottom left reads, "Pheasant-tailed jacana (Hydrophasianus chirurgus)."

Gwillim, Elizabeth, 1763-1807

Western marsh harrier (Circus aeruginosus)

Full scale painting of a brown raptor with lighter face, chest, and tail feathers. Branch perch and some background very vaguely and lightly sketched out, with much smaller bird drawn on another branch in the bottom right. Inscription below painting include, "Circus cinereus (52)," faintly pencilled in lower left corner, and pencilled in the centre below the painting, "Marsh Harrier (circus aeruginosus)," "circus aeruginosis vel spilunotus [sp?]," "[KS #41] or [44]."

Gwillim, Elizabeth, 1763-1807

Pied harrier (Circus melanoleucos)

Painting of a Harrier with black head and neck, piebald back and wings, and white legs and tail feathers. Perched on a tree with rocks and some foliage in the background. Inscription pencilled at bottom centre of painting reads, "Pied Harrier male symbol (Circus melanocephalus)" and "Circus melanoleucus (53), and in bottom right, "Circus melanoleucus, Pied Harrier [K.S. 46]" with a male symbol.

Gwillim, Elizabeth, 1763-1807

Grey-bellied Cuckoo (Cacomantis passerinus)

Painting of a bright orange bird with dark spots and banding across the back and body, white speckled belly, dark-tipped wings. Open mouth. No background other than some shading/shadows around the body of the bird. Inscription at bottom centre reads, "Banded bay cuckoo (Penthoceryx sonnerati)."

Gwillim, Elizabeth, 1763-1807

Ashy Woodswallow (Artamus fuscus)

Painting of a small bird with dark head and back, light belly. Perched on a branch with very little foliage, no other background. Inscription at bottom centre reads, "Ashy swallow-shrike (Artamus fuscus)."

Gwillim, Elizabeth, 1763-1807

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