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  • 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
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    • Fish and Reptiles Volume

Birds Volume 12

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Drawing of a pair of Senegal Parrots from 18th century specimens [modern geographical distribution: West Africa and Southern Europe. Attributed to Paillou, Peter, c.1720 – c.1790]Senegal Parrot?
Drawing of a pair of Emeralds from 18th century specimensBlue-winged Emerald
Drawing of a pair of Green-throated Caribs from 18th century specimens [modern geographical distribution: Puerto Rico and the Lesser Antilles (excluding Trinidad and Tobago)]Green-breasted Carib
Drawing of a pair of Green-throated Caribs from 18th century specimens [modern geographical distribution: Puerto Rico and the Lesser Antilles (excluding Trinidad and Tobago). Attributed to Paillou, Peter, c.1720 – c.1790]Green-breasted Carib?
Drawing of a pair of Jamaican Mangos from 18th century specimens [modern geographical distribution: Jamaica]Porphyry-tailed Mango
Drawing of a pair of Streamertails from 18th century specimens [modern geographical distribution: Jamaica]Black-capped Hummingbird
Drawing of a pair of Cliff Swallows from 18th century specimens [modern geographical distribution: Central America and South America. Attributed to Paillou, Peter, c.1720 – c.1790]Cliff Swallow
Drawing of a pair of Common House Martins from 18th century specimens [modern geographical distribution: Europe, Turkey, and the Middle East; there is also an East Asian subpopulation. Attributed to Van Huysum, J.]Martin (House Martin)
Pratincole
Drawing of a Eurasian Nightjar from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: Europe, South Africa, Kenya, Tanzania, Central Asia, and the Middle East]Nightjar
Drawing of a Common Nighthawk from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: the United States, Canada, Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, and South America. Attributed to Paillou, Peter, c.1720 – c.1790]Nuttall’s Poor-will ?
Drawing of a pair of Eurasian Nightjars from 18th century specimens [modern geographical distribution: Europe, South Africa, Kenya, Tanzania, Central Asia, and the Middle East]Nightjar
Drawing of a trio of Ruby-throated Hummingbirds from 18th century specimens [modern geographical distribution: the United States, Canada East of Rockies, the Canadian Prairies, Mexico, and Central America. Attributed to Paillou, Peter, c.1720 – c.1790]Ruby-throated Hummingbird [male] & [female]
Drawing of an American Flamingo from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: the Southern coast of the United States, Mexico, the Caribbean, Northern South America, Southern Africa, East Africa, and Southern Europe. Attributed to Paillou, Peter, c.1720 – c.1790]Flamingo
Drawing of a Eurasian Spoonbill from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: Europe, the Middle East, India, Northeast Asia, and Africa. Attributed to Paillou, Peter, c.1720 – c.1790]Spoonbill
Drawing of a male Black Crowned Crane from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: Africa. Attributed to Paillou, Peter, c.1720 – c.1790]Crowned Crane
Drawing of a male Black Crowned Crane from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: Africa. Attributed to Paillou, Peter, c.1720 – c.1790]Crowned Crane
Drawing of a Demoiselle Crane from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: Europe, the Middle East, Central Asia, India, Northeast Asia, West Africa, and East Africa]Demoiselle Crane
Drawing of a Sarus Crane from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: India, Southeast Asia, and Australia. Attributed to Paillou, Peter, c.1720 – c.1790]Sûrs Crane
Drawing of a White Stork from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and India. Attributed to Paillou, Peter, c.1720 – c.1790]White Stork
Drawing of a Black-crowned Night Heron from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: North America, South America, Europe, Africa, and Asia. Attributed to Paillou, Peter, c.1720 – c.1790]Black-crowned Night Heron
Drawing of a Gray Heron from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: Europe, Africa, and Asia]Common Heron
Drawing of an immature Whooping Crane from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: North America. Attributed to Paillou, Peter, c.1720 – c.1790]Whooping Crane, immature
Drawing of a Green Heron from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: the United States, Central America, the Caribbean, and Northern South America]Eastern Green Heron
Drawing of a Least Bittern from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: North America and tropical South America]Least Bittern
Drawing of a Least Bittern from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: North America and tropical South America. Attributed to Paillou, Peter, c.1720 – c.1790]Least Bittern
Drawing of a Cattle Egret from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: worldwide. Attributed to Paillou, Peter, c.1720 – c.1790]Cattle Egret
Drawing of an immature Purple Heron from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: Europe, Africa, and Asia. Attributed to Paillou, Peter, c.1720 – c.1790]Purple Heron, immature
Drawing of a Pinnated Bittern from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: Central America and marshy tropical South America. Attributed to Paillou, Peter, c.1720 – c.1790]Pinnated Bittern
Drawing of a Pinnated Bittern from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: Central America and marshy tropical South America. Attributed to Paillou, Peter, c.1720 – c.1790]Pinnated Bittern
Drawing of an American BIttern from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: North America. Attributed to Paillou, Peter, c.1720 – c.1790]American Bittern
Drawing of an American BIttern from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: North America. Attributed to Paillou, Peter, c.1720 – c.1790]American Bittern
Drawing of a Great Bittern from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: Europe, Asia, and Africa. Attributed to Paillou, Peter, c.1720 – c.1790]Bittern
Drawing of a Great Bittern from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: Europe, Asia, and Africa. Attributed to Paillou, Peter, c.1720 – c.1790]Bittern
Drawing of a Great Bittern from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: Europe, Asia, and Africa]Great Bittern
Drawing of a Painted Stork from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: India and Southeast Asia. Attributed to Albin, Eleazar, active 1713-1759]Painted Stork
Drawing of a Scarlet Ibis from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: South America and the Caribbean. Attributed to Paillou, Peter, c.1720 – c.1790]Scarlet Ibis
Drawing of a pair of Common Kingfishers from 18th century specimens [modern geographical distribution: Europe, North Africa, the Middle East, and Asia. Attributed to Paillou, Peter, c.1720 – c.1790]Common Kingfisher
Drawing of a Blue-eared Kingfisher from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: India and Southeast Asia]Blue-eared Kingfisher
Drawing of a trio of White-throated Kingfishers from 18th century specimens [modern geographical distribution: the Middle East, India, and Southeast Asia]White-breasted Kingfisher
Drawing of a White-throated Kingfisher from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: the Middle East, India, and Southeast Asia]White-breasted Kingfisher
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