Jacanidae

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              2 Archival description results for Jacanidae

              CA RBD MSG BW003-1-054 · Item · [between 1801 and 1807?]
              Part of Gwillim Collection

              Painting of a small bird with tan body, indigo head with white eye mark, purple on the back of neck, and red on the back, with very long, thin claws. Painted on a light tan wash background, no features. Inscription at bottom left: "Bronze-winged jacana (Metopidius indicus)."

              Gwillim, Elizabeth, 1763-1807
              CA RBD MSG BW003-1-055 · Item · [between 1801 and 1807?]
              Part of Gwillim Collection

              Painting of a maroon coloured bird with long, black tipped tail feathers, with a white head and wings, and very long, thin claws. Painted on a light tan wash background, minimal shading and only a few light brushes of foliage. Inscription in bottom left reads, "Pheasant-tailed jacana (Hydrophasianus chirurgus)."

              Gwillim, Elizabeth, 1763-1807