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Gwillim, Elizabeth, 1763-1807
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Black-headed cuckooshrike (Lalage melanoptera)

Painting of a small grey bird with darker wings and tail, small stripes of white and black on chest. Perched on branch leading into water with some foliage on the nearby bank. Inscription, "Lanius," firmly pencilled in lower right corner.

Gwillim, Elizabeth, 1763-1807

Indian golden oriole (Oriolus kundoo)

Painting of a yellow bird with gold accents on back, white chest/belly with darker spots. Brown beak and wings. Inscription at bottom centre reads, "European or Golden Oriele [female symbol] (oriolus galbula)."

Gwillim, Elizabeth, 1763-1807

Oriental magpie-robin (Copsychus saularis)

Painting of a pair of small birds perched on branches among rocks. The left bird: black with white belly, legs, and edges. The right bird: grey with white belly and legs, white and black edges. Partial background. Inscription at bottom centre reads, "Magpie-robin or Dayal-bird [male + female] (Copsychus saularis)."

Gwillim, Elizabeth, 1763-1807

Purple sunbird (Cinnyris asiaticus) and Loten's sunbird (Cinnyris lotenius)

Painting of two male hummingbirds: [left] dark blue and purple iridescent feathers with teal and gold accents, [right] bright emerald feathers with gold and red accents. Both with dark wings and tails. No background. Inscriptions under each bird read: [left] "Purple sunbird (Arachnechthra asiatica)" and [right] "Loten's sunbird (Arachnechthra lotenia)."

Gwillim, Elizabeth, 1763-1807

Rain Quail (Coturnix coromandelica)

Painting of two small quails, speckled with white and various shades of brown, the bird on the left has darker black markings. Some shading underneath the bodies of the birds but no background. Inscription on bottom left in pencil reads, "Black-breasted or Rain-Quail [male+female symbols] (Coturnix coromandelica)."

Gwillim, Elizabeth, 1763-1807

White-browed Bulbul (Pycnonotus luteolus)

Small brown bird with white eye patch, tan-yellow belly, and whiskers on face and head. Tail is slightly darker brown. Bird is perched on branch with some foliage. Lightly pencilled (illegible) identification of bird, with heavily pencilled "Muscicapa" inscribed in lower right corner.

Gwillim, Elizabeth, 1763-1807

Great Eared Nightjar (Lyncornis macrotis bourdilloni)

Painting of a gold, brown, and black speckled bird perched on a branch, with bold colours and patterns all over long body and tail. Black face and chest, with white bib, and open mouth/intense expression. Inscription at bottom centre reads, "Great eared nightjar (Lyncornis cerviniceps)."

Gwillim, Elizabeth, 1763-1807

Common Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)

Painting of a brown speckled bird in winter plumage, with black and white speckled belly. Standing on beige ground with pink and white flowering vine wrapping around the ground. Inscription at bottom right reads, "Starling (winter plumage) (Sturnus vulgaris)."

Gwillim, Elizabeth, 1763-1807

Glaucium luteum

Very lightly sketched and painted flower, some leaves painted light grey or green, others just outlined in pencil. Stem surrounded with curling, loose leaves. Inscription at the bottom centre of the page reads, "Glaucium luteum." Another at the lower left of the drawing reads, "Chelidonium Glaucium Yellow-horned poppy."

Gwillim, Elizabeth, 1763-1807

Maize – zea mays

Detailed painting of corn tassels, tall with small buds. Tassels in the centre of the painting are more detailed, other tassels are suggested by shadows in the background. Inscription beneath the painting reads, "Maize zea mays."

Gwillim, Elizabeth, 1763-1807

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