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Gwillim, Elizabeth, 1763-1807 With digital objects
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Purple-rumped sunbird (Leptocoma zeylonica)

Painting of two male hummingbirds with teal head caps, maroon necks and backs, blue bibs and accents, cream bellies. Both perched on thin branches and light foliage. Inscription at bottom centre reads: "Purple-rumped sunbird (Arachnechthra zeylonica)."

Gwillim, Elizabeth, 1763-1807

Purple-rumped sunbird (Leptocoma zeylonica)

Two small brown female birds with yellow chests and bellies, lighter chestnut wings and darker brown tails. Sitting on branches in a tree with some leaves. Inscription at bottom centre reads, "Purple-rumped sunbird [females] (Arachnechthra zeylonica)."

Gwillim, Elizabeth, 1763-1807

Purple sunbird (Cinnyris asiaticus) and Loten's sunbird (Cinnyris lotenius)

Painting of two male hummingbirds: [left] dark blue and purple iridescent feathers with teal and gold accents, [right] bright emerald feathers with gold and red accents. Both with dark wings and tails. No background. Inscriptions under each bird read: [left] "Purple sunbird (Arachnechthra asiatica)" and [right] "Loten's sunbird (Arachnechthra lotenia)."

Gwillim, Elizabeth, 1763-1807

Purple heron (Ardea purpurea)

Mounted painting of a small heron with a fish in its bill (unique in the collection), probably a catfish, with partial background featuring a small body of water or pond, rocks, and foliage. Inscriptions below the painting read: "? Eastern Purple Heron juv. (Ardea manillensis)," and in the lower right corner: "Ardea."

Gwillim, Elizabeth, 1763-1807

Purple heron (Ardea purpurea)

Framed painting of a large heron standing by a river. Black cap on top of head, long neck with cream, orange, and black markings, light blue feathers on body with orange and black undertones. Foliage and leaves fit around the body.

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

Pied Cuckoo (Clamator jacobinus)

Painting of a white legged and bellied juvenile bird, with black, brown and white piebald patterns on head, back, and wings. Long light black/grey tail feathers. No background. Inscription at bottom centre reads, "Pied-crested cuckoo juv. (Coecystes jacobius [?])."

Gwillim, Elizabeth, 1763-1807

Pied Bushchat (Saxicola caprata)

Painting of a small black bird with white at the base of the tail and on the hinge of the wing. No background, just light grey shading at back of bird. Inscription at bottom centre reads, "Pied bushchat (Ratincola caprata)."

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

Painted Spurfowl (Galloperdix lunulata)

Painting of two fowl, [R] black and white speckled head, tan and black speckled belly, red and white speckled body with green wingtips; [L] smaller bird with tan body, lighter belly, and red accents on head and tail. Inscription pencilled in lower right corner reads, "Tetrao."

Gwillim, Elizabeth, 1763-1807

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