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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

Western marsh harrier (Circus aeruginosus)

Full scale painting of a brown raptor with lighter face, chest, and tail feathers. Branch perch and some background very vaguely and lightly sketched out, with much smaller bird drawn on another branch in the bottom right. Inscription below painting include, "Circus cinereus (52)," faintly pencilled in lower left corner, and pencilled in the centre below the painting, "Marsh Harrier (circus aeruginosus)," "circus aeruginosis vel spilunotus [sp?]," "[KS #41] or [44]."

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

Grey-bellied Cuckoo (Cacomantis passerinus)

Painting of a bright orange bird with dark spots and banding across the back and body, white speckled belly, dark-tipped wings. Open mouth. No background other than some shading/shadows around the body of the bird. Inscription at bottom centre reads, "Banded bay cuckoo (Penthoceryx sonnerati)."

Gwillim, Elizabeth, 1763-1807

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

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

Red spurfowl (Galloperdix spadicea)

Painting of a black-speckled bird with orange belly and tan back and tail feathers, plain beige head and bright orange eye mark. Inscription, "Tetrao," firmly pencilled in lower right corner; "95% certain of identification."

Gwillim, Elizabeth, 1763-1807

Crested Partridge (Rollulus rouloul)

Mounted painting of a dark bird with round, green tail and brown wings and a fluffy red head crest. The white patch on the crown is not shown. Depicted in full background with foliage in left foreground, flat beige plains with three more birds, and trees and buildings in the far right background. Inscription at bottom right of painting reads, "Green wood quail [male glyph] (Rollulus roulroul)."

Gwillim, Elizabeth, 1763-1807

Jungle Prinia (Prinia sylvatica)

Painting of a small brown female bird with yellow belly, beige head and back of neck, chestnut coloured wing and tail. Bird is perched on branch with some leaves over lightly shaded water. Lightly pencilled illegible notes on bottom of paper.

Gwillim, Elizabeth, 1763-1807

Forest wagtail (Dendronanthus indicus)

Painting of a small bird with brown along the back of head, back, and tail. Chest, belly, and wings are striped black and white. Bird is standing on a rock in the water. On the far shore, there are palm trees, mountains, a temple, and people walking and herding cows. Inscription at bottom centre reads, "Forest wagtail (Limonidromus indicus)," with heavily pencilled "Motacilla" in lower right corner.

Gwillim, Elizabeth, 1763-1807

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