Drawing of a male Togo Paradise-Whydah from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: Liberia, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Togo, and Benin.] Attributed to Peter Paillou.
Paillou, Peter, approximately 1720-approximately 1790
Drawing of a pair of Yellow-mantled Widowbirds--also known as Yellow-shouldered Widowbirds--from 18th century specimens [modern geographical distribution: Sub-Saharan tropical Africa.] Attributed to Peter Paillou.
Paillou, Peter, approximately 1720-approximately 1790
Drawing of a male Painted Bunting from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: North America] and a male Indigo Bunting from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: North America and as far south as Northern Colombia].
Paillou, Peter, approximately 1720-approximately 1790
Drawing of a pair of Black-throated Canaries--also known as Black-throated Seedeaters--from 18th century specimens [modern geographical distribution: Southern and Central Africa.] Attributed to Peter Paillou.
Paillou, Peter, approximately 1720-approximately 1790
Drawing of a male House Finch from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: North America. Attributed to Paillou, Peter and Collins, Charles].
Paillou, Peter, approximately 1720-approximately 1790
Drawing of a pair of male and female Common Chaffinches from 18th century specimens [modern geographical distribution: Europe, North Africa, the Middle East, Central Asia, and New Zealand].
Drawing of pair of Summer Tanagers from 18th century specimens [modern geographical distribution: the United States, Southern Canada, Central America, the Caribbean, and Northern South America.] Attributed to Peter Paillou.
Paillou, Peter, approximately 1720-approximately 1790
Drawing of a pair of White Wagtais--also known as a Pied Wagtails--from 18th century specimens [modern geographical distribution: Europe, Asia, West Africa, and the Horn of Africa].
Drawing of a pair of Northern Wheatears from 18th century specimens [modern geographical distribution: Europe, Central Asia, Africa, and North America. Attributed to Collins, Charles].