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Gwillim, Elizabeth, 1763-1807
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Greater Adjutant (Leptoptilos dubius)

Painting of a tall stork with a white chest, bare neck, and pale yellow bill. Black-brown back and wing, with a white stripe down the center. Tall brown legs, and dark speckles on the neck and face, with a dark streak near the eye. Inscription at bottom left in pencil reads, "Adjutant (Leptoptilos dubius)."

Gwillim, Elizabeth, 1763-1807

Asian Openbill (Anastomus oscitans)

Mounted painting of a juvenile long-legged black and white stork on flat background and faint indication of the sea.

Gwillim, Elizabeth, 1763-1807

Indian pond-heron (Ardeola grayii)

Painting of a small brown heron with spots along the chest and lighter belly, in non-breeding plumage. Very detailed foreground and marshy landscape, with water and reeds in the background, elaborate and likely specific types of plants along the front.

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

Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus)

Painting in mat frame of a small brown bird with long, thin beak, neck and back covered in brown and white speckled feathers, white underbelly and grey legs. Rocky piles at both the foreground and background, plain ground otherwise. Inscription at bottom left reads, "Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus)."

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

Greater Painted Snipe (Rostratula benghalensis)

Painting of a small male waterbird, with dark grey head and back with white eyemark, brown speckled wing, and white chest/belly. simple wash of beige ground, no background. Inscription bottom left reads, "Painted snipe (Rostratula capensis)."

Gwillim, Elizabeth, 1763-1807

Sanderling (Calidris alba)

Painting of a small water bird with white chest and belly, brown speckled head and neck, larger/darker speckles on the feathers on the back. Simple but full background, featuring flat sandy outcropping in the foreground, rock outcrop in the middle, and water and boats in the far distance. Inscription at bottom left reads, "Sanderling (Calidris arcuaria [?])," with "Tringa" pencilled 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

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