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Birds Volume 13

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Drawing of a pair of Pied Kingfishers from 18th century specimens [modern geographical distribution: Africa, the Middle East, and South Asia]

Pied Kingfisher

Drawing of a Green Kingfisher from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: Central America and South America. Attributed to Paillou, Peter, c.1720 – c.1790]

Green Kingfisher

Drawing of a pair of Jamaican Todies from 18th century specimens [modern geographical distribution: Jamaica. Attributed to Paillou, Peter, c.1720 – c.1790]

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

Drawing of a trio of Green Bee-eaters from 18th century specimens [modern geographical distribution: West Africa, East Africa, the Middle East, India, and Southeast Asia. Attributed to Paillou, Peter, c.1720 – c.1790]

Common Indian Bee-eater

Drawing of a pair of Eurasian Woodcocks from 18th century specimens [modern geographical distribution: Europe and Asia]

European Woodcok

Drawing of a Common Snipe from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: Europe, Africa, and Asia]

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

Drawing of a pair of male Bar-tailed Godwits from 18th century specimens [modern geographical distribution: Europe, the Coast of Africa, Asia, the Middle East, Australia, and North America. Attributed to Paillou, Peter, c.1720 – c.1790]

Bar-tailed Godwit

Drawing of a female Bar-tailed Godwit from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: Europe, the Coast of Africa, Asia, the Middle East, Australia, and North America. Attributed to Paillou, Peter, c.1720 – c.1790]

Bar-tailed Godwit, female

Drawing of a Lesser Yellowlegs from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: North America, South America, Europe, Africa, and Asia]

Lesser Yellowlegs

Drawing of a possible Black Winged Stilt from a 18th century specimen [Attributed to Collins, Charles]

Black Winged Stilt

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

Black-necked Stilt

Drawing of a female Black-tailed Godwit from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia, and the East coast of North America]

Black-headed Godwit

Drawing of a Eurasian Curlew from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: Europe, Asia, and the coast of Africa. Attributed to Collins, Charles]

Drawing of a Little Curlew from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: East Asia and Australia. Attributed to Paillou, Peter, c.1720 – c.1790]

Drawing of a Whimbrel from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: worldwide. Attributed to Paillou, Peter, c.1720 – c.1790]

Drawing of a possible Eskimo Curlew from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: believed to be extinct. Attributed to Paillou, Peter, c.1720 – c.1790]

Drawing of a pair of Red Knots from 18th century specimens [modern geographical distribution: worldwide]

Drawing of a pair of Common Redshanks from 18th century specimens [modern geographical distribution: Europe, Africa, and Asia]

Drawing of a pair of male Black Crowned Cranes from 18th century specimens [modern geographical distribution: Africa. Attributed to Van Huysum, J.]

Drawing of a pair of Ruddy Turnstones from 18th century specimens [modern geographical distribution: widespread along all coasts]

Drawing of a Green Sandpiper from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: Europe, Africa, and Asia. Attributed to Collins, Charles]

Green Sandpiper

Drawing of a pair of Red-necked Phalaropes from 18th century specimens [modern geographical distribution: North America, Europe, the Pacific coast of South America, Asia, Africa, and Australia. Attributed to Paillou, Peter, c.1720 – c.1790]

Drawing of a pair of Common Sandpipers from 18th century specimens [modern geographical distribution: Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia]

Common Sandpiper

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

Drawing of a male and female Ruff from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: North America, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Asia, and Australia]

Ruff [male] & [female]

Drawing of a moulting male Ruff 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]

Ruff, male, moulting

Drawing of a pair of Dunlins from 18th century specimens [modern geographical distribution: widespread across the Northern Hemisphere]

Drawing of a pair of Sanderlings from 18th century specimens [modern geographical distribution: worldwide. Attributed to Paillou, Peter, c.1720 – c.1790]

Drawing of a Common Sandpiper from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia]

Common Sandpiper

Drawing of a pair of Little Stints from 18th century specimens [modern geographical distribution: Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia, and the Pacific coast of North America. Attributed to Paillou, Peter, c.1720 – c.1790]

Drawing of a pair of Ruddy Turnstones from 18th century specimens [modern geographical distribution: widespread along all coasts. Attributed to Paillou, Peter, c.1720 – c.1790]

Drawing of a Eurasian Thick-knee--also known as a Stone Curlew--from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: Europe, the Middle East, North Africa, East Africa, West Africa, Central Asia, and India. Attributed to Collins, Charles]

Drawing of a pair of Northern Lapwings from 18th century specimens [modern geographical distribution: Europe, Asia, North Africa, and the East coast of North America]

Drawing of a Gray Plover--also known as a Black-bellied Plover--from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: worldwide]

Drawing of a pair of European Golden-Plovers from 18th century specimens [modern geographical distribution: Europe, the Middle East, Siberia, and Northeastern North America]

Drawing of a pair of Spur-Winged Lapwings from 18th century specimens [modern geographical distribution: the Middle East, West Africa, East Africa, and Southeast Europe. Attributed to Paillou, Peter, c.1720 – c.1790]

Egyptian Spur-Winged Lapwing

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

Drawing of a pair of Eurasian Dotterels from 18th century specimens [modern geographical distribution: Europe, the Middle East, and Central Asia]

Drawing of a Common Ringed Plover from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: Europe, Africa, Asia, and North America].

Drawing of a Pied Avocet from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: Europe, Africa, and Asia]

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