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Common iora (Aegithina tiphia)

Yellow male bird in breeding plumage, with black back from head to tail, white spot on wing. Sitting on branch in front of landscape in background featuring palm trees and what appear to be stone markers along a road. Inscription at bottom centre reads, "Common iora [male glyph] (Aegithina tiphia)."

Gwillim, Elizabeth, 1763-1807

Common iora (Aegithina tiphia)

Round yellow bird with darker back, black tail, and black and white striped wings. The bird is perched amidst a finely, fully articulated and painted section of a plant with long leaves and bundles of small light flowers. Background unique in Gwillim Collection. Inscription at bottom centre reads, "Common iora [female symbol] (Aegithina tiphia)."

Gwillim, Elizabeth, 1763-1807

Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)

Painting of a small, light-coloured kestrel, possibly juvenile, with darker tan wings and tail with black edges and flecks. Perched on branch in front of rock background with some foliage. Pencilled note in lower right corner "(Migrant from Siberia?) Female symbol Cerchtrenius tinnunculus? Siberian Kestrel (K.S. 313)."

Gwillim, Elizabeth, 1763-1807

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

Common ringed plover (Charadrius hiaticula)

Painting of a white and grey bird with striping on head and chest. White belly and grey back and wings with black edging. Plover standing on beige ground with bright green leaves, darker seaweed, and two shells.

Gwillim, Elizabeth, 1763-1807

Common Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)

Painting of a brown speckled bird in winter plumage, with black and white speckled belly. Standing on beige ground with pink and white flowering vine wrapping around the ground. Inscription at bottom right reads, "Starling (winter plumage) (Sturnus vulgaris)."

Gwillim, Elizabeth, 1763-1807

Corncrake (Crex crex)

Painting of a short brown bird with light blue streak down face and neck, tan and brown spotted back, copper wing with white spots, leg and under tail with tan stripes. No background. Inscription at bottom centre reads, "Land-rail or Corn-crake (Crex pratensis)."

Gwillim, Elizabeth, 1763-1807

Coryphaena equiselis

Painting showing a side view of fish with lavender, dark blue, grey, pale yellow, blue-green, and light rose washes of paint, suggesting iridescence. Inscription beneath the painting reads, "Dolphin," with, "Coryphaena equiselis" beneath that in pencil on the mat.

Symonds, Mary

Cotton Teal (Nettapus coromandelianus)

Small white goose with black cap, bib, and tail feathers. Back and wings are dark, iridescent teal. Smaller pair of swimming geese featured to the left, no background. Inscription at bottom centre reads, "Cotton teal (Nettapus coromandelianus)."

Gwillim, Elizabeth, 1763-1807

Cowslip primula veris

Two smaller paintings mounted on one sheet. The upper painting shows two small yellow flowers, with no stems or leaves, lightly outlined. The lower painting shows a stem with bunch of small yellow flowers drooping down with very light green leaves. Inscription beneath the lower painting reads, "Cowslip primula veris."

Gwillim, Elizabeth, 1763-1807

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