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Birds in art -- Early works to 1800
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Paradise Whydah [male]

Paradise Whydah [male]

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

Yellow-mantled Widowbird, Yellow-shouldered Widowbird

Yellow-mantled Widowbird, Yellow-shouldered Widowbird

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

Nonpareil; painted Bunting [male]

Nonpareil; painted Bunting [male]

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

Finch

Finch

Drawing of a pair of Finches from 18th century specimens. Attributed to Peter Paillou).

Paillou, Peter, approximately 1720-approximately 1790

Black-Throated Canary, Black-throated Seedeater

Black-Throated Canary, Black-throated Seedeater

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

House Finch, male

House Finch, male

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

Chaffinch [male] & [female].

Chaffinch [male] & [female].

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].

Collins, Charles

Summer Tanager

Summer Tanager

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

White Wagtail.

White Wagtail.

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].

Collins, Charles

Wheatear

Wheatear

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].

Collins, Charles

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