Bird Collection (page 14)

Himantopus himantopus (Black-winged stilt), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Himantopus himantopus (Black-winged stilt), 1777-1786

Apiacea or Umbeliffera, 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Apiacea or Umbeliffera, 1777-1786. Apiaceae (Umbelliferea), root with a bird and two detailed sketches of the umbellate flower. The Khoikhoi people use the root to strengthen their wine

Rabbit, Dragon, Rooster, and Pig from the Animals of the Twelve-Year... between c.1700 and c.1800. Creator: Unknown
Rabbit, Dragon, Rooster, and Pig from the Animals of the Twelve-Year Chinese zodiac (Shengxiao), between c.1700 and c.1800

Himantopus himantopus ? (Black-winged stilt), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Himantopus himantopus ? (Black-winged stilt), 1777-1786

Grus carunculatus/ Bugeranus carunculatus (Wattled crane, 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon)
Grus carunculatus/ Bugeranus carunculatus (Wattled crane, 1777-1786

Anthropoides paradisea (Blue crane or Stanley crane), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Anthropoides paradisea (Blue crane or Stanley crane), 1777-1786

Ardea cincrea (Grey heron), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Ardea cincrea (Grey heron), 1777-1786

Balearica regulorum (Grey crowned crane), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Balearica regulorum (Grey crowned crane), 1777-1786

Geronticus calvus (Southern bald ibis), c.1778. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Geronticus calvus (Southern bald ibis), c.1778

Mycteria ibis (Yellow-billed stork or Wood stork), c.1778. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Mycteria ibis (Yellow-billed stork or Wood stork), c.1778

Mycteria ibis (Yellow-billed stork), 1778. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Mycteria ibis (Yellow-billed stork), 1778

Scopus umbreitta (Hamerkop), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Scopus umbreitta (Hamerkop), 1777-1786. Bird study: Hamerkop (Scopus Umbretta); with Rhenish (Rijnlandse) scale

Afrotis afra (Southern black korhaan), 1778. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Afrotis afra (Southern black korhaan), 1778

Struthio camelus (Common ostrich), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Struthio camelus (Common ostrich), 1777-1786

Struthio camelus (Ostrich), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Struthio camelus (Ostrich), 1777-1786. Bird study: Maljesstruisvogel (Struthio Camelus) with Rhenish (Rijnlandse) scale; occurs in many places in the Cape

Numida meleagris (Helmeted guineafowl), 1778. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Numida meleagris (Helmeted guineafowl), 1778

Francolinus capensis (Cape spurfowl or Cape francolin), c.1778. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Francolinus capensis (Cape spurfowl or Cape francolin), c.1778

Pterocles namaqua (Namaqua sandgrouse), c.1778. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Pterocles namaqua (Namaqua sandgrouse), c.1778

Turnix hottentottus (Fynbos buttonquail), c.1778. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Turnix hottentottus (Fynbos buttonquail), c.1778. Bird study: Vechtkwartel (Turnix Hottentotta). The most important characteristic, according to Gordon, is the absence of a fourth toe, or track

Pteroclurus bicinctus (Double-banded sandgrouse), c.1778. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Pteroclurus bicinctus (Double-banded sandgrouse), c.1778

Pteroclurus bicinctus (Double-banded sandgrouse), c.1778. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Pteroclurus bicinctus (Double-banded sandgrouse), c.1778

Pteroclurus namaqua (Namaqua sandgrouse), c.1778. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Pteroclurus namaqua (Namaqua sandgrouse), c.1778

Oena capensis (Namaqua dove), c.1778. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Oena capensis (Namaqua dove), c.1778

Oena capensis (Namaqua dove), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Oena capensis (Namaqua dove), 1777-1786

Oena capensis (Namaqua dove), 1778. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Oena capensis (Namaqua dove), 1778

Portrait of Mrs. John Pigott, between 1740 and 1763. Creator: Joseph Blackburn
Portrait of Fannie Pigott, Mrs. John Pigott, between 1740 and 1763. Joseph Blackburn visited Bermuda, which had come under British domination in 1684

Clamator jacobinus (Jacobin cuckoo), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Clamator jacobinus (Jacobin cuckoo), 1777-1786

Apaloderma narina (Narina Trogon), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Apaloderma narina (Narina Trogon), 1777-1786. Bird study: Bosloerie (Apaloderma Narina). Gordon calls this another Couroucouc (K) OU, but there is only one species in southern Africa

Agapornis roseicollis (Rosy-faced lovebird), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Agapornis roseicollis (Rosy-faced lovebird), 1777-1786

Tauraco corythaix (Knysna Turaco or Knysna Lourie), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Tauraco corythaix (Knysna Turaco or Knysna Lourie), 1777-1786. Bird study: Knysna Tourako (Tauraco Corytaix)

Apaloderma narina (Narina Trogon), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Apaloderma narina (Narina Trogon), 1777-1786. Bird study: Bosloerie (Apaloderma Narina); the little man. There is only one type of trogon present in southern Africa

Common Snipe (Gallinago gallinago), c.1687-c.1692. Creator: Pieter Withoos
Common Snipe (Gallinago gallinago), c.1687-c.1692

Colius colius (White-backed mousebird), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Colius colius (White-backed mousebird), 1777-1786

Colius striatus (Speckled mousebird), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Colius striatus (Speckled mousebird), 1777-1786

Euplectes orix (Southern red bishop), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Euplectes orix (Southern red bishop), 1777-1786

Vidua macroura (Pin-tailed whydah) and locust, 1778. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Vidua macroura (Pin-tailed whydah) and locust, 1778

Nectarinia afra (Greater double-collared sunbird), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Nectarinia afra (Greater double-collared sunbird), 1777-1786

Euplectes capensis (Yellow bishop), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Euplectes capensis (Yellow bishop), 1777-1786

Upupa africana (Hoopoe), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Upupa africana (Hoopoe), 1777-1786. Bird study: Hop (Upapa Africana), with Rhenish (Rijnlandse) scale

C. Petznick Game, Berlin, Germany, between 1895 and 1910. Creator: Unknown
C. Petznick Game, Berlin, Germany, between 1895 and 1910

Promerops cafer (Cape sugarbird), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Promerops cafer (Cape sugarbird), 1777-1786

Nectarinia famosa (Malachite sunbird), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Nectarinia famosa (Malachite sunbird), 1777-1786

Argus Pheasant, c.1780-c.1842. Creator: Pieter Bartholomeusz. Barbiers
Argus Pheasant, c.1780-c.1842. In recording this argus pheasant, Pieter Barbiers focused on the faithful depiction of its plumage

Nectarinia amethystina (Amethyst sunbird), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Nectarinia amethystina (Amethyst sunbird), 1777-1786

Creatophora cinerea (Wattled starling), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Creatophora cinerea (Wattled starling), 1777-1786

Wattled starling (Creatophora cinerea): a female, 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Wattled starling (Creatophora cinerea): a female, 1777-1786. Bird studies: Lelchreeuw (Creatophora Cinerea): a female

Blue peacock (Blue pauw), 1759-1842. Creator: Pieter Bartholomeusz. Barbiers
Blue peacock (Blue pauw), 1759-1842

Creatophora cinerea (Wattled starling), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Creatophora cinerea (Wattled starling), 1777-1786

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