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Birds Volume 5

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Drawing of an American Kestrel from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: North America and South America. Attributed to Paillou, Peter, c.1720 – c.1790]

American Kestrel

Drawing of a Eurasian Kestrel from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: Europe, Asia, and Africa. Attributed to Paillou, Peter, c.1720 – c.1790]

Eurasian Kestrel

Drawing of a female Merlin from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: North America, Europe, Asia, and Northern South America. Attributed to Paillou, Peter, c.1720 – c.1790]

Drawing of a Eurasian Sparrowhawk from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: Europe, Asia, and East Africa. Attributed to Paillou, Peter, c.1720 – c.1790]

Eurasian Sparrowhawk

Drawing of a Rough Legged Hawk from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: North America, Europe, Russia, and Central and Northeastern Asia. Attributed to Paillou, Peter, c.1720 – c.1790]

Rough Legged Hawk

Drawing of an immature Northern Goshawk from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: North America, Europe, and Asia. Attributed to Paillou, Peter, c.1720 – c.1790]

Northern Goshawk, immature

Drawing of a Red Backed Shrike from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: Africa, Europe, Central Asia] and a Woodchat Shrike from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: Europe and Equatorial Africa. Attributed to Paillou, Peter, c.1720 – c.1790]

Red Backed Shrike, Woodchat Shrike

Drawing of a pair of Red Backed Shrikes from 18th century specimens [modern geographical distribution: Africa, Europe, and Central Asia]

Red Backed Shrike

Drawing of a female Red Backed Shrike from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: Africa, Europe, and Central Asia. Attributed to Paillou, Peter, c.1720 – c.1790]

Red Backed Shrike, female

Drawing of a trio of Bearded Reedlings from 18th century specimens [modern geographical distribution: Europe and Central Asia]

Bearded Titmouse

Drawing of a Common Raven from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: the Northern Hemisphere. Attributed to Paillou, Peter, c.1720 – c.1790]

Drawing of a Carrion Crow from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: Europe; Central and East Asia. Attributed to Paillou, Peter, c.1720 – c.1790]

Drawing of a Rook from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: Europe; Central and East Asia. Attributed to Paillou, Peter, c.1720 – c.1790]

Drawing of a Eurasian Jackdaw from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: Europe and Central Asia. Attributed to Paillou, Peter, c.1720 – c.1790]

Drawing of a Eurasian Jackdaw from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: Europe and Central Asia. Attributed to Paillou, Peter, c.1720 – c.1790]

Drawing of a Blue Jay from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: the United States and Canada.] Attributed to Peter Paillou (1704-1798).

European Nutcracker

Drawing of a Eurasian Nutcracker from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: Europe; Central and Northeast Asia. Attributed to Paillou, Peter, c.1720 – c.1790]

European Nutcracker

Drawing of a male Idian Paradise-Flycatcher from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: India and Southeast Asia. Attributed to Paillou, Peter, c.1720 – c.1790]

Indian Paradise Flycatcher ad. [male]

Drawing of a pair of male Indian Paradise-Flycatchers from 18th century specimens [modern geographical distribution: India and Southeast Asia. Attributed to Paillou, Peter, c.1720 – c.1790]

Indian Paradise Flycatcher

Drawing of a Eurasian Magpie from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: Europe; Central and East Asia]

Drawing of an Abyssinian Roller from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: Sub-Saharan Africa North of the Equator. Attributed to Paillou, Peter, c.1720 – c.1790]

Abyssinian Roller

Drawing of a pair of possible Black Chested Jay from 18th century specimens [Attributed to Paillou, Peter, c.1720 – c.1790]

Black Chested Jay

Drawing of a Eurasian Roller from a 18th century specimen [Attributed to Paillou, Peter, c.1720 – c.1790]

Eurasian Roller

Drawing of a male Eurasian Blackbird from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: Europe, Asia, North Africa, Australia, and New Zealand. Attributed to Paillou, Peter, c.1720 – c.1790]

Eurasian Blackbird, male

Drawing of a European Roller from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: Europe, Africa, India, the Middle East, and Central Asia. Attributed to Paillou, Peter, c.1720 – c.1790]

Drawing of an Indian Roller from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: India, the Middle East, and Southeast Asia. Attributed to Paillou, Peter, c.1720 – c.1790]

Blue Jay or Indian Roller

Drawing of a Eurasian Golden Oriole from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: Europe, Africa, India, the Middle East, and Central Asia. Attributed to Paillou, Peter, c.1720 – c.1790]

Drawing of a pair of Venezuelan Troupials from 18th century specimens [modern geographical distribution: South America and the Caribbean]

Venezuelan Troupial

Drawing of a Red-winged Blackbird from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: North America. Attributed to Paillou, Peter, c.1720 – c.1790]

Red-winged Blackbird

Drawing of a Red-Rumped Cacique from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: South America north of Argentina and Chile. Attributed to Paillou, Peter, c.1720 – c.1790]

Crimson-rumped Oriole

Drawing of a male and female Orchard Oriole from 18th century specimens [modern geographical distribution: North America into Southern Canada, Southern Mexico, and Central America, Attributed to Paillou, Peter, c.1720 – c.1790]

Orchard Oriole [male] & [female]

Drawing of a pair of male and female Baltimore Orioles from 18th century specimens [modern geographical distribution: North America, Northern Venezuela, and Colombia. Attributed to Paillou, Peter, c.1720 – c.1790]

Baltimore Oriole [male] & [female]

Drawing of a pair of male and female Shiny Cowbird from 18th century specimens [modern geographical distribution: the East coast of the United States, the Caribbean, Central America South of Mexico, and South America. Attributed to Paillou, Peter, c.1720 – c.1790]

Glossy Cowbird [male] & [female] ?

Drawing of a pair of Jungle Mynas from 18th century specimens [modern geographical distribution: India, Southeast Asia, and Polynesia. Attributed to Paillou, Peter, c.1720 – c.1790]

Drawing of a pair of Oriental Magpie-Robins from 18th century specimens [modern geographical distribution: India and Southeast Asia. Attributed to Paillou, Peter, c.1720 – c.1790]

Drawing of a Common Grackle from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: the United States and Canada. Attributed to Paillou, Peter, c.1720 – c.1790]

Drawing of a Greater Bird-of-Paradise from a 18th century specimen[modern geographical distribution: New Guinea, and some small neighboring islands]

Great Bird of Paradise

Drawing of a King Bird-of-Paradise from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: New Guinea and some small neighboring islands. Attributed to Paillou, Peter, c.1720 – c.1790]

King Bird of Paradise

Drawing of a Common Cuckoo from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: Europe and Asia; East and South Africa. Attributed to Paillou, Peter, c.1720 – c.1790]

Drawing of an immature Common Cuckoo from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: Europe and Asia; East and South Africa]

Drawing of a Jamaican Lizard-Cuckoo from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: Jamaica. Attributed to Paillou, Peter, c.1720 – c.1790]

Old Man Bird of Jamaica (Cuckoo)

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