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Genus Corvus

Item consists of a colour illustration of three types of corvid eggs, with the caption: "Genus Corvus. 1 Corvus monedula Jackdaw. 2 Corvus glandarius Jay. 3 Corvus pica Magpie."

Genus Sylvia. Motacilla. Lin. Syst.

Item consists of a colour illustration of six types of eggs of woodland birds (that Forbes identifies as belonging to the genus Motacilla). Species identified in the caption are as follows: "1 Sylvia Aenanthe. Wheatear. 2 Sylvia Rubecula. Redbreast. 3 Sylvia Rubicola. Stonechat. 4 Sylvia Rubetra. Whinchat. 5 Sylvia Troglodytes. Common Wren. 6 Sylvia Regulus. Golden-crested Wren."

Nests of the Baya with the Mahudavi Creeper

Item consists of colour illustration of hoopoe perched on a Madhavi lata, or rangoon creeper, with caption in contemporary hand. Additional later pencil notes provide the additional identification "Baya Weaver Bird (Ploceus baya)" and indicate that the image corresponds to Forbes's Oriental Memoirs, 1813, volume 1, page 48.

Eggs of various Woodland Birds

Item consists of a colour illustration of six types of eggs of woodland birds. Species identified in the caption are as follows: "1 Cuculus canorus. Cuckoo. 2 Sturnus vulgaris. Starling. 3 Iynx torquilla. Wryneck. 4 Alcedo ispida. King-fisher. 5 Sitta Europea. European Nuthatch. 6 Certhia familiaris. Creeper."

Genus Columba

Item consists of a colour illustration of three types of dove eggs, with caption: "Genus Columba. 1 C. Palumbus. Ring-Dove. 2 C. Aenas. Rock-Dove. 3 C. Turtur. Turtle-Dove."

Genus Scolopax

Item consists of a colour illustration of three types of eggs, with caption: "Genus Scolopax. 1 Scolopax Calidris Red shank. 2. Scolopax Gallinago Common Snipe. 3 Scolopax Aegocephala Godwit."

Genus Tringa

Item consists of a colour illustration of three types of eggs, with caption: "Genus Tringa. 1 Tringa Pugnax. Ruff. 2 Tringa Vanellus. Lapwing. 3 Ditto, a variety. Variety."

Genus Turdus

Item consists of a colour illustration of three types of thrush eggs, with caption: "Genus Turdus. 1 Turdus viscivorus. Missel Thrush. 2 Turdus musicus. Song Thrush. 3 Turdus merula. Blackbird."

Genus Sterna

Item consists of a colour illustration of three types of tern eggs, with the caption: "Genus Sterna. 1 Sterna Hirundo. Common Tern. 2 Sternus fissipes. Black Tern. 3 Sterna minuta. Lesser Tern."

Genus Meleagris

Item consists of a colour illustration of two turkey eggs, with the caption: "Genus Meleagris. Meleagris Gallo-parro -- Two varieties of the Turkey."

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