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Ariel Toucan

Drawing of a Channel-billed Toucan from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: South America.] Attributed to Peter Paillou.

Paillou, Peter, approximately 1720-approximately 1790

Ashy Woodswallow (Artamus fuscus)

Painting of a small bird with dark head and back, light belly. Perched on a branch with very little foliage, no other background. Inscription at bottom centre reads, "Ashy swallow-shrike (Artamus fuscus)."

Gwillim, Elizabeth, 1763-1807

Asian Koel (Eudynamys scolopaceus)

Mounted painting of a pair of birds, one brown and spotted, the other dark brown and black (with beak open), perched on a branch over a river with dense foliage in the left background and flat ground with palms and a building in the right background. Inscription below painting reads, "Koels [with male and female glyphs] (eudynamys honorata)."

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

Asian Pied Starling

Drawing of an Asian Pied Starling from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: India and Southeast Asia.] Attributed to Peter Paillou.

Paillou, Peter, approximately 1720-approximately 1790

Asiatic or Indian Civet

Drawing of a Common Genet from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: the Iberian peninsula.] Attributed to Peter Paillou.

Paillou, Peter, approximately 1720-approximately 1790

Australian Cassowary

Drawing of a Southern Cassowary from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: Papua New Guinea and Northern Australia.] Attributed to Peter Paillou.

Paillou, Peter, approximately 1720-approximately 1790

Avocet

Drawing of a Pied Avocet from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: Europe, Africa, and Asia].

Collins, Charles

Babirusa

Drawing of a male Babirusa from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: Indonesia.] Attributed to Peter Paillou.

Paillou, Peter, approximately 1720-approximately 1790

Badger

Drawing of a European Badger from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: Europe, Asia, and Japan.] Attributed to Peter Paillou.

Paillou, Peter, approximately 1720-approximately 1790

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