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Lesser florikan (Sypheotides indicus)

Mounted painting of a small, spotted brown tall and thin bird, standing on a round piece of ground with a few bits of grass. Inscription below the painting reads, "lesser florikan or Likh [female gylph] (sypheotis aurite)."

Gwillim, Elizabeth, 1763-1807

Lesser black-backed gull (Larus fuscus)

Mounted painting of a mostly white gull with light grey back and wings, no background. Inscription below painting reads, "Dark-backed herring gull (winter) (larus affinis)."

Gwillim, Elizabeth, 1763-1807

Cattle egret (Bubulcus ibis)

Painting of a small white and pale pink egret in breeding plumage, standing on ground in simple background, some trees and a tall building in the left distance.

Gwillim, Elizabeth, 1763-1807

Grey heron (Ardea cinerea)

Painting of a grey heron, with white neck and head, darker back feathers, with black accents. foliage close to shape of bird's body, with rock and water further in background. Inscription at bottom left reads, "Common Heron [male glyph] (ardea cinerea)."

Gwillim, Elizabeth, 1763-1807

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

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