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Birds in art -- Early works to 1800
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American Rough-legged Hawk

Drawing of a Rough Legged Hawk from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: North America, Europe, Russia, Central and Northeast Asia.] Attributed to Peter Paillou.

Paillou, Peter, approximately 1720-approximately 1790

Least curlew

Drawing of a possible Eskimo Curlew from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: believed to be extinct.] Attributed to Peter Paillou.

Paillou, Peter, approximately 1720-approximately 1790

Glaucous Gull

Drawing of a Glaucous Gull from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: North America, Northern and Western Europe, and Northeastern Asia.] Attributed to Peter Paillou.

Paillou, Peter, approximately 1720-approximately 1790

Black Guillemot

Drawing of a Black Guillemot from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: Northern Europe and Northeastern North America.] Attributed to Peter Paillou.

Paillou, Peter, approximately 1720-approximately 1790

Red and blue macaw

Drawing of a Scarlet Macaw from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: Middle America and South America].

Collins, Charles

The green or Military Macaw

Drawing of a Great Green Macaw from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: Middle America and South America.] Attributed to Peter Paillou.

Paillou, Peter, approximately 1720-approximately 1790

Banded Parrakeet

Drawing of a female Red-breasted Parakeet from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: India and Southeast Asia.] Attributed to Peter Paillou.

Paillou, Peter, approximately 1720-approximately 1790

Yellow Conure

Drawing of a Sun parakeet from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: West-central Guyana, extreme Southeast Venezuela, and Roraima, Brazil].

Collins, Charles

Great Sulphur-crested Cockatoo

Drawing of a Greater Sulfur-crested Cockatoo from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: Eastern Australia (Cape York to Tasmania). Has been introduced to Indonesia and the Palau Islands.] Attributed to Peter Paillou.

Paillou, Peter, approximately 1720-approximately 1790

Vasa Parrot

Drawing of a Lesser Vasa Parrot from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: Madagascar.] Attributed to Peter Paillou.

Paillou, Peter, approximately 1720-approximately 1790

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