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Gwillim, Elizabeth, 1763-1807
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Brahminy, or black-headed, or pagoda myna or starling (Sturnia pagodarum)

Painting in mat frame of a bird with black head, light orange chest and belly, light grey back and wings, wings and tail tipped with black. Perched on branch over water and rocks, some close foliage around the bird. Inscription at bottom centre reads, "Black-headed or Brahminy myna (Temenchus pagodarum)."

Gwillim, Elizabeth, 1763-1807

Bronze-winged jacana (Metopidius indicus)

Painting of a small bird with tan body, indigo head with white eye mark, purple on the back of neck, and red on the back, with very long, thin claws. Painted on a light tan wash background, no features. Inscription at bottom left: "Bronze-winged jacana (Metopidius indicus)."

Gwillim, Elizabeth, 1763-1807

Brown shrike (Lanius cristatus)

Small brown bird with lighter chest and belly, black eye mark. Perched on twig with rock and leaves in partial background. Inscription at bottom centre reads, "Brown shrike (Lanius cristatus)."

Gwillim, Elizabeth, 1763-1807

Brown-headed gull (Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus)

Mounted painting of a white gull with brownish-gray head, red beak, and a few dark tail feathers, standing on flat ground with hills and water in the background. Inscription below painting in pencil and struck through in lower right corner reads, "Larus ridibundus."

Gwillim, Elizabeth, 1763-1807

Callistephus chinensis “China Aster”

Painting of a pink flower with yellow centre painted from three angles. Thickly gathered, wavy pink petals painted with great attention to detail. Inscription at bottom centre reads, "Callistephus chinensis 'China Aster.'"

Gwillim, Elizabeth, 1763-1807

Caspian tern (Hydroprogne caspia)

Mounted painting of a white tern with black cap and feet, orange beak. Standing on sandy ground with water, palms, and mountains in the receding background on the left side, and a temple surrounded by trees on the right side.

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

Chironia

Painting of a stemless bundle of small mauve flowers with small yellow centres. Two leftmost flowers are washed out, lighter than the others. Inscription below the painting reads, "Chironia."

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

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

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