Baillon's crake (Zapornia pusilla)
- CA RBD Gwillim-1-058
- Item
- [between 1801 and 1807?]
Part of Gwillim Collection
Painting of a small, reddish brown bird with pale, striped belly, back and wings with darker spots and edges. Minimal background of flat brown dirt, large grey rock, and very few plants. Inscription in bottom centre reads, "Eastern Bailon's Crake (Torzana pusilla)," along with, "Rallus," firmly pencilled in lower right corner.
Gwillim, Elizabeth, 1763-1807