Vultures

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4 Archival description results for Vultures

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Indian vulture (Gyps indicus)

Two mounted drawings of a vulture affixed to a single page. Upper image is a small painting of the bird, lower is a life-sized bust portrait of the bird with a rough sketch of the whole bird in upper right corner. The lower painting also includes some illegible pencil notes in the bottom left, probably relating to the measurements of the bird. Inscription beneath the lower painting reads: "Indian long-billed vulture (Gyps indicus)."

Gwillim, Elizabeth, 1763-1807

Indian, black, red-headed or Pondicherry vulture (Sarcogyps calvus)

Mounted light watercolour sketch of a vulture, with pink head and legs painted very lightly. Not life-sized, no background. Inscription at bottom centre reads, "Black, King, or Pondicherry Vulture (Otogyps calvus)." Another pencilled in lower right corner reads, "(See Portfolio I no.5)."

Gwillim, Elizabeth, 1763-1807

Indian, black, red-headed or Pondicherry vulture (Sarcogyps calvus)

Mounted light watercolour study of buzzard's scaly feet and talons. Inscription on drawing reads, "No 113 c Feet at large of the brown Vulture." Another on the lower right of the mount reads, "? Immature Torgus calvus Pondicherry Vulture #16 KS See Portfolio I no.5."

Gwillim, Elizabeth, 1763-1807