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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

Nilgiri thrush (Zoothera neilgherriensis)

Brown bird with white belly, speckled all over, white throat and faint black circle around eye. Background is well articulated, with natural foreground of plants, trees in the centre background and a temple in the distant left.

Gwillim, Elizabeth, 1763-1807

Spot-billed pelican (Pelecanus philippensis)

Large pelican, light head with dark ridge along back of neck, light brown wings with dark edges, standing on small beige ground, no background. Painting uncharacteristically shows pink feet. Inscription at bottom left reads, "Spotted-billed pelican (Pelecanus philippensis)."

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

Common iora (Aegithina tiphia)

Yellow male bird in breeding plumage, with black back from head to tail, white spot on wing. Sitting on branch in front of landscape in background featuring palm trees and what appear to be stone markers along a road. Inscription at bottom centre reads, "Common iora [male glyph] (Aegithina tiphia)."

Gwillim, Elizabeth, 1763-1807

Purple-rumped sunbird (Leptocoma zeylonica)

Two small brown female birds with yellow chests and bellies, lighter chestnut wings and darker brown tails. Sitting on branches in a tree with some leaves. Inscription at bottom centre reads, "Purple-rumped sunbird [females] (Arachnechthra zeylonica)."

Gwillim, Elizabeth, 1763-1807

Red Munia (Amandava amandava)

Three small red male birds with black wings. Light grey speckles on the wings and yellow spots on the tail. All three perched on a group of branches with some leaves. Inscription at bottom centre reads, "Indian red munia [males] (Sporoeginthus amandava)."

Gwillim, Elizabeth, 1763-1807

Tetrodon oblongus

Painting showing a side view of puffer fish in grey, blue, yellow, orange and cream; teal wash underneath.

Symonds, Mary

Exocoetus

Painting showing a side view of flying fish in blue and grey; scales sketched individually. Pencilled inscription on mat reads, "Exocoetus."

Symonds, Mary

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