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Birds Volume 6

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Drawing of a Great Lizard-Cuckoo from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: Cuba and the Bahamas. Attributed to Paillou, Peter, c.1720 – c.1790]

Great Lizard-Cuckoo

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

Jamaican Lizard-Cuckoo

Drawing of a Hooded Crow from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: Europe; Central and West Asia]

Drawing of a Mangrove Cuckoo from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: the Caribbean, Central America, and Florida; occasionally found on the Atlantic coast of South America and the coast of the Gulf of Mexico. Attributed to Paillou, Peter, c.1720 – c.1790]

Mangrove Cuckoo

Drawing of a pair of Squirrel Cuckoos from 18th century specimens [modern geographical distribution: Central America and South America north of Argentina and Chile. Attributed to Paillou, Peter, c.1720 – c.1790]

Squirrel Cuckoo

Drawing of a Guinea Turaco from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: West and Central Africa (near the coast)]

Drawing of a male Common Ostrich from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: East Africa, South Africa, and Australia]

Southern Ostrich [male]

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

Southern Ostrich [female]

Drawing of a Southern Cassowary from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: Papua New Guinea and Northern Australia. Attributed to Paillou, Peter, c.1720 – c.1790]

Australian Cassowary

Drawing of a Dodo from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: extinct].

Mauritius Dodo [female]

Drawing of a Chicken from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: worldwide]

Domestic fowl [male]

Drawing of a Chicken from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: worldwide]

Domestic Fowl [female] Sp?

Drawing of a Polish Rooster from a 18th century specimen

Domestic Fowl [male] (Polish)

Drawing of a Golden Laced Polish Hen from a 18th century specimen [Attributed to Paillou, Peter, c.1720 – c.1790]

Domestic Fowl [female] (Polish)

Drawing of a possible Nankin Bantam from a 18th century specimen

Domestic fowl [male] China

Drawing of a Chicken from a 18th century specimen

Domestic fowl [female] China

Drawing of a Frizzle Hen from a 18th century specimen

Domestic Fowl [male](Frizzled)

Drawing of a Chicken from a 18th century specimen

Domestic Fowl [male] (Booted Bantam)

Drawing of a Chicken from a 18th century specimen

Domestic Fowl [female] (Booted Bantam)

Drawing of an Ayam Cemani Rooster from a 18th century specimen

Domestic Fowl [male]

Drawing of an Ayam Cemani Hen from a 18th century specimen

Domestic Fowl [female]

Drawing of a Minorca Rooster and Minorca Hen from 18th century specimens

Domestic Fowl [male] & [female] Spanish

Drawing of a Silkie Rooster from a 18th century specimen

Domestic Fowl [male] Silky

Drawing of a Silkie Hen from a 18th century specimen

Domestic Fowl [female] Silky

Drawing of a possible Araucana Mix or Manx Rumpie from a 18th century specimen [Attributed to Paillou, Peter, c.1720 – c.1790]

Domestic Fowl [male]Rumpless

Drawing of a possible Araucana Mix or Manx Rumpie from a 18th century specimen [Attributed to Paillou, Peter, c.1720 – c.1790]

Domestic Fowl [female] Rumpless

Drawing of a female Great Curassow from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: Southern Mexico, Central America, and Northern Ecuador. Attributed to Paillou, Peter, c.1720 – c.1790]

Mexican Curassow [male] Of Panama form

Drawing of a male Great Curassow from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: Southern Mexico, Central America, and Northern Ecuador. Attributed to Paillou, Peter, c.1720 – c.1790]

Mexican Curassow [male]

Drawing of a leucistic Carib Grackle from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: the Caribbean and Northern South America. Attributed to Paillou, Peter, c.1720 – c.1790]

Drawing of a male Indian Peafowl from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: India, introduced in South Africa, Australia, and Europe. Attributed to Paillou, Peter, c.1720 – c.1790]

Common Peacock [male]

Drawing of a female Indian Peafowl from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: India, introduced in South Africa, Australia, and Europe. Attributed to Paillou, Peter, c.1720 – c.1790]

Peacock [female] Peahen

Drawing of a female Indian Peafowl from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: India, introduced in South Africa, Australia, and Europe]

Peacock [female] Peahen black form

Drawing of a Wild Turkey from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: North America and introduced in New Zealand. Attributed to Paillou, Peter, c.1720 – c.1790]

Drawing of a Helmeted Guineafowl from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: Africa, introduced in Caribbean, Australia, Europe, and North America]

Drawing of a male Common Pheasant from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: widespread across Northern Hemisphere; also found in Australia and New Zealand. Attributed to Paillou, Peter, c.1720 – c.1790]

Pheasant [male]

Drawing of a male Common Pheasant from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: widespread across Northern Hemisphere; also found in Australia and New Zealand]

Pheasant [male]

Drawing of a female Common Pheasant from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: widespread across Northern Hemisphere; also found in Australia and New Zealand]

Pheasant [female]

Drawing of a male Silver Pheasant from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: China and Southeast Asia]

Silver Pheasant [male]

Drawing of a male Silver Pheasant from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: China and Southeast Asia]

Silver Pheasant [female]

Drawing of a male Golden Pheasant from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: Central China, Europe, and New Zealand]

Golden Pheasant [male]

Drawing of a female Golden Pheasant from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: Central China, Europe, and New Zealand. Attributed to Paillou, Peter, c.1720 – c.1790]

Golden Pheasant [female]

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