Black-headed Ibis (Threskiornis melanocephalus) | Ibis à tête noire

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White bird with a black head, neck, long legs, and long curved beak, longer yellow feathers on the breast, a white wing with a yellow outer edge and longer wispy black feathers extending over the tip, and a short yellow tail; stands facing left, before water, rocks, and a plant with long pods.
White bird with a black head, neck, long legs, and long curved beak, longer yellow feathers on the breast, a white wing with a yellow outer edge and longer wispy black feathers extending over the tip, and a short yellow tail; stands facing left, before water, rocks, and a plant with long pods.

Item details

Curatorial comment:
The plant which is growing among the boulders in the stream is Senegalia rugata (Fabaceae), a woody climber popularly known as Shikakai, which is used traditionally by people in south India as a natural shampoo. The pod, harvested from this woody climber is shade-dried and powdered, before use. | La plante qui croît entre les rochers dans le cours d’eau est le Senegalia rugata (Fabaceae), une pousse grimpante, communément désignée par Shikaka, qui est un shampoing naturel qu’utilisent traditionnellement les habitants du sud de l’Inde. La gousse, récoltée à même cette pousse, est séchée à sec et réduite en poudre avant usage.
Creator:
Gwillim, Elizabeth, 1763-1807 | 1763 à 1807
Physical description:
1 painting : watercolour ; 70.2 x 61.0 cm | 1 tableau : aquarelle ; 70,2 x 61,0 cm
Date range:
[1801-1807] | [1801 à 1807]
Shelfmark:
Rare Books and Special Collections | Livres rares et collections spécialisées, CA RBD Gwillim-1-009
Rights:
Public domain: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/ | Domaine public : https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/deed.fr
Relation:
archivalcollections.library.mcgill.ca/black-headed-ibis-threskiornis-melanocephalus
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