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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 6
    • Fish and Reptiles Volume

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]Merlin, female
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]Raven
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]Carrion Crow
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]Rook
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]Jackdaw
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]Jackdaw
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]Magpie
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]Roller
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]Golden Oriole
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]Jungle Myna
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]Dial Bird
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]Purple Grackle
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]Cuckoo
Drawing of an immature Common Cuckoo from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: Europe and Asia; East and South Africa]Cuckoo imm.
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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