Red-whiskered Bulbul (Pycnonotus jocosus)

Description

Main Author

Gwillim, Elizabeth, 1763-1807

Related Names

Wood, Casey A. (Casey Albert), 1856-1942, donor.
Blacker-Wood Library of Zoology and Ornithology.

Language(s)

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Published

[Madras, India], [between 1801 and 1807?]

Subjects

Gwillim, Elizabeth, > Gwillim, Elizabeth, / 1763-1807.
Gwillim, Elizabeth, > Gwillim, Elizabeth, / 1763-1807.
Passeriformes.
Passeriformes.

Note

Purchased in London in 1924 by Casey A. Wood as part of a collection of watercolours in a portfolio labelled "E.C.K. 1800", and donated to the Blacker-Wood Library of Zoology and Ornithology
Measurements 8 8/16 x 11 3/16 inches.
On back of painting: pencilled notes "No. 160 Muscicapa No 160 [crossed out] Adivi Bulbul or Wood Bulbul."
Species identified in 1920s as Bengal red-whiskered bulbul (Otocompsa emeria).
On tree branch.
Title from 2007 identification of species.

Physical Description

1 painting : watercolour ; 21.6 x 28.4 cm

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