Ornithology Collection (page 3)

Telephorus zeylonus (Bokmakierie), 1778. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Telephorus zeylonus (Bokmakierie), 1778. Bird study: Bokmakierie Klauwier or Wurgvogel (Telophorus Zeylonus): Male. Gordon calls him the moose bird

Laniarnus atrococcineus (Crimson-Breasted Shrike), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Laniarnus atrococcineus (Crimson-Breasted Shrike), 1777-1786. Bird studies: Burmese robin claw killer (pericrocotus flammeus)

Southern fiscal (Lanius Collaris), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Southern fiscal (Lanius Collaris), 1777-1786. Bird study: A Fiskaal (Lanius Collaris) from the Doornrivier, the so-called Kanariebijter

Oenanthe pileata (Capped Wheatear or Hoëveldskaapwagter in Afrikaans), 1778. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Oenanthe pileata (Capped Wheatear or Hoeveldskaapwagter in Afrikaans), 1778. Bird study: Schaapwachter (Oenanthe Pileata)

Motacilla aguimp (African pied wagtail), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Motacilla aguimp (African pied wagtail), 1777-1786

Zosterops pallidus (Orange River white-eye), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Zosterops pallidus (Orange River white-eye), 1777-1786

Ptynoprogne fuligula (Rock martin), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Ptynoprogne fuligula (Rock martin), 1777-1786

Coracius garrulus (European roller), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Coracius garrulus (European roller), 1777-1786

Corvus albicollis (White-necked raven), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Corvus albicollis (White-necked raven), 1777-1786

Sagittarius serpentarius (Secretary bird), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Sagittarius serpentarius (Secretary bird), 1777-1786

Falco biarmicus (Lanner falcon), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Falco biarmicus (Lanner falcon), 1777-1786

Gyps coprotheres (Cape vulture), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Gyps coprotheres (Cape vulture), 1777-1786

Haliaetus vocifer (African fish eagle), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Haliaetus vocifer (African fish eagle), 1777-1786

Terathopius ecaudatus (Batealeur), 1778. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Terathopius ecaudatus (Batealeur), 1778. Bird study: Bateleur (Terathopius Ecaudatus?, Determination uncertain, perhaps Gordon has only seen the bird from a distance; some characteristics are missing)

Falco tinnunculus (Common kestrel), 1778. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Falco tinnunculus (Common kestrel), 1778

Bird with black feathers and a red crop, standing, left, c.1699-c.1719. Creator: Nicolaas Struyk
Bird with black feathers and a red crop, standing, left, c.1699-c.1719

Hieraaetus pennatus (Booted eagle), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Hieraaetus pennatus (Booted eagle), 1777-1786

Bird with grey tail feathers, black head with red spot, to the left, 1699-1719. Creator: Nicolaas Struyk
Bird with grey tail feathers, black head with red spot, to the left, 1699-1719

Aquila verreauxii (Verreaux's eagle), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Aquila verreauxii (Verreaux's eagle), 1777-1786

Parrot, 1879. Creator: Louis Charles Bombled
Parrot, 1879. This parrot may well have been the pet of the fabulously wealthy banker and art lover Daniel Franken. The French artist Louis-Charles Bombled drew the animal for its owner

Lovebirds, 1785-1786. Creator: Jan Brandes
Lovebirds, 1785-1786. Dwarf papagaaai from Ceylon in various poses on a stick. With inscription. Part of Jan Brandes sketchbook, dl. 1 (1808), p. 85

Dutch cuckoo, 1770-1787. Creator: Jan Brandes
Dutch cuckoo, 1770-1787. Dutch cuckoo on a tree stump. The inscription refers to a similar animal that Brandes shot in Batavia. Part of Jan Brandes sketchbook, dl. 1 (1808), p. 205

Dutch bird, (Fringilla), 1770-1787. Creator: Jan Brandes
Dutch bird, (Fringilla), 1770-1787. With inscription. Part of Jan Brandes sketchbook, dl. 1 (1808), p. 195

Finches, 1805. Creator: Jan Brandes
Finches, 1805. Male and female bullfinch. With inscription. Part of Jan Brandes sketchbook, dl. 1 (1808), p. 125

Cape pigeon, 1787. Creator: Jan Brandes
Cape pigeon, 1787. Amakoea pigeon that occurs on the Cape of Good Hope. With inscription. Part of Jan Brandes sketchbook, dl. 1 (1808), p. 115

Cape wading bird, 1786-1787. Creator: Jan Brandes
Cape wading bird, 1786-1787. Stork-like bird with measurements, found on the Cape of Good Hope. With inscription. Part of Jan Brandes sketchbook, dl. 1 (1808), p. 113

Cape Snipe, 1786. Creator: Jan Brandes
Cape Snipe, 1786. Bird that occurs on Cape of Good Hope. With inscription. Part of Jan Brandes sketchbook, dl. 1 (1808), p. 189

Songbird or Cape Nightingale, 1786. Creator: Jan Brandes
Songbird or Cape Nightingale, 1786. Bird that occurs on the Cape of Good Hope. With inscription. Part of Jan Brandes sketchbook, dl. 1 (1808), p. 177

Rice bird and Javanese quail, 1785. Creator: Jan Brandes
Rice bird and Javanese quail, 1785. With inscription. Part of Jan Brandes sketchbook, dl. 1 (1808), p. 161

Javan quail, 1785. Creator: Jan Brandes
Javan quail, 1785. Male quail, side view. With inscription describing the whistling of the quail. Part of Jan Brandes sketchbook, dl. 1 (1808), p. 141

Small bird on branch, 1785. Creator: Jan Brandes
Small bird on branch, 1785. Bee-eater from Batavia (Dutch East Indies). With inscription. (Certhia viridis or Merops viridis?) Part of Jan Brandes sketchbook, dl. 1 (1808), p. 63

Indonesian parakeets, 1784. Creator: Jan Brandes
Indonesian parakeets, 1784. With inscription. Part of Jan Brandes sketchbook, dl. 1 (1808), p. 89

Swedish bird, 1790. Creator: Jan Brandes
Swedish bird, 1790. Two finch-like birds

Swedish bird, 1787-1808. Creator: Jan Brandes
Swedish bird, 1787-1808. Thrush ('Kramsfogel')

Cape bird, 1786. Creator: Jan Brandes
Cape bird, 1786. Small bird seen on Cape of Good Hope, actual size

Crowned Pigeon, 1786. Creator: Jan Brandes
Crowned Pigeon, 1786. Alcedo cristata

Swedish bird, 1795. Creator: Jan Brandes
Swedish bird, 1795. A grouse-like and a pheasant-like bird

Cape Birds, 1786-1787. Creator: Jan Brandes
Cape Birds, 1786-1787. Four birds that occur on Cape of Good Hope. Two canaries, a siskin and a starling, actual size

Swedish bird, 1795. Creator: Jan Brandes
Swedish bird, 1795. Crested bird and a sprig of rowan berries

Cape birds, 1786. Creator: Jan Brandes
Cape birds, 1786. Cape Finches and a Cape Lark

Malachite Kingfisher, 1779-1785. Creator: Jan Brandes
Malachite Kingfisher, 1779-1785. Blue-eared Kingfisher....batavian fish-catching bird true grouse / Alcedo caeruleo-cephala'. Malachite kingfisher (Corythornis cristatus), found in Africa

Cape bird, 1786. Creator: Jan Brandes
Cape bird, 1786. A bird from the Cape of Good Hope: 'Cape bird, called turkey'

Indian turtle dove from the Seychelles, c.1776-1780. Creator: John Webber
Indian turtle dove from the Seychelles, c.1776-1780. Possibly by John Webber

Vestiaria coccinea (Iiwi or Scarlet Hawaiian honeycreeper), 1778. Creator: John Webber
Vestiaria coccinea ('I'iwi or Scarlet Hawaiian honeycreeper), 1778. Bird from the South Sea of Captain Cook, 1780, whose feathers are so highly valued there

Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus ? (Black-necked stork), 1776-before 1780. Creator: John Hunter
Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus ? (Black-necked stork), 1776-before 1780. From Port Jackson, (present-day Sydney, Australia). Possibly by John Hunter

Reed bunting (?), 1650-1719. Creator: Jan Weenix
Reed bunting (?), 1650-1719

Coal tit, 1650-1719. Creator: Jan Weenix
Coal tit, 1650-1719

House sparrow, 1650-1719. Creator: Jan Weenix
House sparrow, 1650-1719

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