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Cotton Teal (Nettapus coromandelianus)

Small white goose with black cap, bib, and tail feathers. Back and wings are dark, iridescent teal. Smaller pair of swimming geese featured to the left, no background. Inscription at bottom centre reads, "Cotton teal (Nettapus coromandelianus)."

Gwillim, Elizabeth, 1763-1807

Caspian tern (Hydroprogne caspia)

Mounted painting of a white tern with black cap and feet, orange beak. Standing on sandy ground with water, palms, and mountains in the receding background on the left side, and a temple surrounded by trees on the right side.

Gwillim, Elizabeth, 1763-1807

Brown shrike (Lanius cristatus)

Small brown bird with lighter chest and belly, black eye mark. Perched on twig with rock and leaves in partial background. Inscription at bottom centre reads, "Brown shrike (Lanius cristatus)."

Gwillim, Elizabeth, 1763-1807

Pied Cuckoo (Clamator jacobinus)

Painting of a white legged and bellied juvenile bird, with black, brown and white piebald patterns on head, back, and wings. Long light black/grey tail feathers. No background. Inscription at bottom centre reads, "Pied-crested cuckoo juv. (Coecystes jacobius [?])."

Gwillim, Elizabeth, 1763-1807

Black-headed cuckooshrike (Lalage melanoptera)

Painting of a small grey male bird with black head, darker edges on wings and tail. Perched on a lightly sketched branch, no other background. Inscription at bottom centre reads, "? Magpie-robin (Copsychus saularis)."

Gwillim, Elizabeth, 1763-1807

Lesser golden-backed woodpecker (Dinopium benghalense)

Painting of a woodpecker with red head spikes, spotted black and white head, neck, and chest, gold back and wings edged with black and white banding, and a dark tail. Perched on a large branch with tiny leaves. Inscription at bottom centre reads, "Golden-backed woodpecker (Brachypternus aurantius)."

Gwillim, Elizabeth, 1763-1807

Purple-rumped sunbird (Leptocoma zeylonica)

Painting of two male hummingbirds with teal head caps, maroon necks and backs, blue bibs and accents, cream bellies. Both perched on thin branches and light foliage. Inscription at bottom centre reads: "Purple-rumped sunbird (Arachnechthra zeylonica)."

Gwillim, Elizabeth, 1763-1807

Red-whiskered Bulbul (Pycnonotus jocosus)

Painting of a black bird with white and red cheeks, white chest and belly, red under tail, and lighter black tail feathers. Bird is perched on thin branch with a few leaves. Inscription at bottom centre reads, "Bengal red-whiskered bulbul (Otocompsa emeria)."

Gwillim, Elizabeth, 1763-1807

White-browed Wagtail (Motacilla maderaspatensis)

Painting of a small black bird with white sections at eyes, belly, and wings. Plain foreground with beige earth and bush, detailed background with people doing laundry in the river with buildings and mountains further back. Inscription at bottom centre reads, "Large pied wagtail (Motacilla maderaspatensis)."

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

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