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Gwillim, Elizabeth, 1763-1807 With digital objects
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Indian, black, red-headed or Pondicherry vulture (Sarcogyps calvus)

Mounted light watercolour study of buzzard's scaly feet and talons. Inscription on drawing reads, "No 113 c Feet at large of the brown Vulture." Another on the lower right of the mount reads, "? Immature Torgus calvus Pondicherry Vulture #16 KS See Portfolio I no.5."

Gwillim, Elizabeth, 1763-1807

Indian vulture (Gyps indicus)

Two mounted drawings of a vulture affixed to a single page. Upper image is a small painting of the bird, lower is a life-sized bust portrait of the bird with a rough sketch of the whole bird in upper right corner. The lower painting also includes some illegible pencil notes in the bottom left, probably relating to the measurements of the bird. Inscription beneath the lower painting reads: "Indian long-billed vulture (Gyps indicus)."

Gwillim, Elizabeth, 1763-1807

Indian spot-billed duck (Anas poecilorhyncha)

Mounted painting of a brown duck with dark back and spotted neck, yellow beak, light and dark and green tail feathers, standing on flat rock by the water with reeds and plants. Inscription in lower right corner reads, "Anas" with another faint inscription, "The male and female are both?"

Gwillim, Elizabeth, 1763-1807

Indian robin (Copsychus fulicatus)

Small brown female bird with darker wings, black tail, and red undertail feathers. Light chin color and chestnut markings around eyes. No background other than minimal shadowing around body of the bird. Inscription at bottom centre reads, "Black-backed Indian robin [female symbol] (Thamnobia fulicata)."

Gwillim, Elizabeth, 1763-1807

Indian robin (Copsychus fulicatus)

Small black male bird with red under the tail and belly and white at the hinge of the wing. No background. Inscription at bottom centre reads, "Black-backed Indian robin [male glyph] (Thamnobia fulicata)."

Gwillim, Elizabeth, 1763-1807

Indian pond-heron (Ardeola grayii)

Mounted painting of a small white and beige heron in breeding plumage with darker, red back feathers, in sparse landscape with rocks, minimal foliage, and some mountains in right distance. Inscription at bottom left, on painted ground reads, "Pond Heron or Paddy Bird (ardeola grayi)."

Gwillim, Elizabeth, 1763-1807

Indian pond-heron (Ardeola grayii)

Painting of a small brown heron with spots along the chest and lighter belly, in non-breeding plumage. Very detailed foreground and marshy landscape, with water and reeds in the background, elaborate and likely specific types of plants along the front.

Gwillim, Elizabeth, 1763-1807

Indian Paradise-flycatcher (Terpsiphone paradisi)

Small bird in its white phase, with black head and tall feathered ridge, white body with some black stripes and long black tail feathers. Perched on thin branch in the top left corner with some light branches, more foliage pencilled in on right side. Other marks/sketches in the blank space, right side of partial landscape is only pencilled in. Inscription at bottom centre reads, "Indian paradise flycatcher ad. (Terpsiphone paradisi)."

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

Indian eagle owl (Bubo bengalensis)

Mounted painting of a brown owl with white face mask, light gold belly, brown speckled chest and back, standing in front of rocky outcrop with minimal foliage. Inscriptions pencilled in lower right side of painting read, "Strix bubo" and "Huhna bengalensis (71)."

Gwillim, Elizabeth, 1763-1807

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