Crested Serpent Eagle (Spilornis cheela) | Serpentaire bacha

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Bird with a speckled black head, pale orange face and black cheek, white front with black marks on the breast, and brown arrow-shaped marks on the feathered tops of the legs, a brown and white wing, with longer dark brown wing feathers underneath, and a brown and black barred tail; stands on a rock facing right before a vine with red fruits.
Bird with a speckled black head, pale orange face and black cheek, white front with black marks on the breast, and brown arrow-shaped marks on the feathered tops of the legs, a brown and white wing, with longer dark brown wing feathers underneath, and a brown and black barred tail; stands on a rock facing right before a vine with red fruits.

Item details

Curatorial comment:
The Ivy Gourd climber (Coccinia grandis: Cucurbitaceae), laden with ripe, red fruits in the background, is a very popular vegetable in present day Tamil Nadu. It is commonly cultivated and grown as a hedge plant. Among others, a very tasty Porriyal (= curry in Tamil), a fried or sautéed vegetable dish, is prepared from this gourd by the people of this region. | De nos jours, la coccinia grandisseuse (Coccinia grandis : Cucurbitaceae), à l'arrière-plan, chargée de fruits rouges mûrs, demeure un légume très populaire dans le Tamil Nadu. Il est souvent cultivé comme haie. Au nombre des mets où on retrouve cette gourde, mentionnons un porriyal (cari, en tamoul), plat de légumes frits ou sautés très savoureux qu'apprêtent les habitants de cette région.
Creator:
Gwillim, Elizabeth, 1763-1807 | 1763 à 1807
Physical description:
1 painting : watercolour ; 89.0 x 73.7 cm | 1 tableau : aquarelle ; 89,0 x 73,7 cm
Date range:
[1801-1807] | [1801 à 1807]
Shelfmark:
Rare Books and Special Collections | Livres rares et collections spécialisées, CA RBD Gwillim-1-013
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/crested-serpent-eagle-spilornis-cheela
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