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  • Home
  • Who Was Taylor White?
    • The Family
    • Timeline of Taylor White’s Life
  • The Research Project
    • Artists’ Techniques
    • The Manuscript Notes
      • Translating the Notes
    • White’s Taxonomy
    • Animal Identification
      • Extinct Animals
    • Digital Exhibition
    • Glossary
    • Further Reading
  • The Context
    • The Artists
    • The Specimens
    • White’s Library
    • The Scientific Network
  • The Collection
    • Table of Contents
    • Bird Volumes
      • Birds Volume 1
      • Birds Volume 2
      • Birds Volume 3
      • Birds Volume 4
      • Birds Volume 5
      • Birds Volume 6
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      • Mammals Volume 4
      • Mammals Volume 5
      • Mammals Volume 6
    • Fish and Reptiles Volume

Birds Volume 14

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Drawing of a Eurasian Oystercatcher from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: Europe, the coast of Africa, the coast of Asia, and Central Asia]Oyster Catcher
Drawing of a Eurasian Coot from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: Europe, Asia, Australia, New Zealand, and Africa]Coot
Drawing of a Eurasian Moorhen from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: worldwide]Moor-hen
Drawing of an adult and an immature Eurasian Moorhens from 18th century specimens [modern geographical distribution: worldwide. Attributed to Paillou, Peter, c.1720 – c.1790]Moor-hen ad. & juv.
Drawing of a Western Swamphen from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: Europe, Africa, India, South East Asia, and Australia].Purple Gallinule
Drawing of a pair of Corn Crakes from 18th century specimens [modern geographical distribution: Europe, the Middle East, Central Asia, East Africa, and Southern Africa]Land-rail
Drawing of an adult Water Rail from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: Europe, Asia, and North Africa] and an immature Spotted Crake from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: Europe, the Middle East, India, Central Asia, North Africa, and Southern Africa]Water-rail
Drawing of a pair of White-throated Dippers from 18th century specimens [modern geographical distribution: Europe, the Middle East, Central Asia, and North Africa]Dipper
Drawing of a Herring Gull from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: North America, Europe, and Asia]Herring gull
Drawing of an immature Black Headed Gull from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: Europe, Africa, Asia, and the East coast of North America. Attributed to Paillou, Peter, c.1720 – c.1790]Black Headed Gull, immature
Drawing of a Black-legged Kittiwake in its first winter from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: North America, Europe, and the Pacific coast of Asia]Kittiwake Gull imm.
Drawing of an adult Black-legged Kittiwake from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: North America, Europe, and the Pacific coast of Asia]Kittiwake Gull ad.
Drawing of a Great Black-backed Gull from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: Europe, Eastern North America, and North Africa. Attributed to Edwards, George 1694-1773]Great Black-backed Gull
Drawing of a Black Headed Gull from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: Europe, Africa, Asia, and the East coast of North America]Black-headed Gull
Drawing of an immature Herring Gull from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: North America, Europe, and Asia]Herring Gull, immature
Drawing of an Arctic Skua--also known as a Parasitic Jaeger--from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: widespread along all coasts. Attributed to Paillou, Peter, c.1720 – c.1790]Arctic or Richardson’s Skua ad. [male]
Drawing of an Arctic Skua--also known as a Parasitic Jaeger--from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: widespread along all coasts. Attributed to Paillou, Peter, c.1720 – c.1790]Arctic or Richardson’s Skua
Drawing of a Great Skua from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: Northern Europe, Western Europe, North Africa, the Northeastern coast of North America, and Australia. Attributed to Paillou, Peter, c.1720 – c.1790]Great Skua
Drawing of an immature Herring Gull from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: North America, Europe, and Asia]Herring Gull, immature
Drawing of a Glaucous Gull from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: North America, Northern and Western Europe, and Northeastern Asia. Attributed to Paillou, Peter, c.1720 – c.1790]Glaucous Gull
Drawing of an immature Lesser Black Backed Gull from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: North America, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Asia, and Australia. Attributed to Paillou, Peter, c.1720 – c.1790]Lesser Black Backed Gull, immature
Drawing on an immature Arctic Skua--also known as a Parasitic Jaeger--from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: widespread along all coasts. Attributed to Paillou, Peter, c.1720 – c.1790]Arctic Skua, Parasitic Jaeger, immature
Drawing of a Common Tern from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: worldwide]Common Tern
Drawing of a pair of Black Terns from 18th century specimens [modern geographical distribution: North America, the Northern coast of South America, Europe, the coast of Africa, Central Asia, and the Middle East]Black Tern
Drawing of a Black Tern from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: North America, the Northern coast of South America, Europe, the coast of Africa, Central Asia, and the Middle East]Black Tern
Drawing of a Black Skimmer from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: North America and South America. Attributed to Paillou, Peter, c.1720 – c.1790]Black Skimmer
Drawing of a Razorbill from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: the East coast of North America, Western Europe, and Northern Europe. Attributed to Paillou, Peter, c.1720 – c.1790]Razorbill
Drawing of a pair of Hooded Mergansers from 18th century specimens [modern geographical distribution: North America and Europe. Attributed to Paillou, Peter, c.1720 – c.1790]Hooded Merganser [male] & [female]
Drawing of a male Common Merganser--also known as a Goosander--from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: North America, Europe, and Asia]Goosander [male]
Drawing of a female Common Merganser--also known as a Goosander--from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: North America, Europe, and Asia]Gosander [female]
Drawing of a male Red-breasted Merganser from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: North America, Europe, and Asia]Red-breasted merganser [male]
Drawing of a pair of Smews (the left is a breeding male and the right is an eclipse male) from 18th century specimens [modern geographical distribution: Europe, Central Asia, and East Asia]Smew [male] & [female]
Drawing of a pair of Smews (the left is a female and the right is an eclipse male) from 18th century specimens [modern geographical distribution: Europe, Central Asia, and East Asia]Smew [male] Eclipse plumage? & [female]
Drawing of a pair of Razorbills from 18th century specimens [modern geographical distribution: the East coast of North America, Western Europe, and Northern Europe]Razorbill
Drawing of a pair of Black Guillemots from 18th century specimens [modern geographical distribution: Northern Europe and Northeastern North America]Black Guillemot
Drawing of a Black Guillemot from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: Northern Europe and Northeastern North America. Attributed to Paillou, Peter, c.1720 – c.1790]Black Guillemot
Drawing of a Great Auk from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: now believed to be extinct]Great Auk
Drawing of a pair of Atlantic Puffins from 18th century specimens [modern geographical distribution: Northeastern North America, Western Europe, and Northern Europe]Puffin
Drawing of a Dovekie--also known as a Little Auk--from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: Northeastern North America, Western Europe, and Northern Europe]Little Auk
Drawing of a Guillemot--also known as a Common Murre--from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: Europe, Northeastern Asia, Pacific Coast of North America, and Northeastern North America]Brünnich’s Guillemot
Drawing of a pair of Sooty Shearwaters from 18th century specimens [modern geographical distribution: the Coast of North America, South America, Europe, Africa, Australia, and East Asia. Attributed to Paillou, Peter, c.1720 – c.1790]Sooty Shearwater
Drawing of a Northern Fulmar from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: the Coast of North America, Western Europe, Northern Europe, and East Asia. Attributed to Paillou, Peter, c.1720 – c.1790]Fulmar
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