Common Iora (Aegithina tiphia) | Petit Iora

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Fat yellow bird, with black wings with 2 white stripes, narrow black tail, and stout black beak; sits low facing left on the branch of a plant with long greyish-green leaves and clusters of yellow flowers on long pink stems.
Fat yellow bird, with black wings with 2 white stripes, narrow black tail, and stout black beak; sits low facing left on the branch of a plant with long greyish-green leaves and clusters of yellow flowers on long pink stems.

Item details

Curatorial comment:
The bird, perched on a mango (Mangifera indica: Anacardiaceae) inflorescence, appears to have been painted during January to March, when the mango trees are in bloom in Madras (now Chennai). | L’oiseau, perché sur une inflorescence de mangue (Mangifera indica: Anacardiaceæ), semble avoir été peint entre janvier et mars, quand les manguiers fleurissent à Madras (aujourd’hui Chennai).
Creator:
Gwillim, Elizabeth, 1763-1807 | 1763 à 1807
Physical description:
1 painting : watercolour ; 35.4 x 27.1 cm | 1 tableau : aquarelle ; 35,4 x 27,1 cm
Date range:
[1801-1807] | [1801 à 1807]
Shelfmark:
Rare Books and Special Collections | Livres rares et collections spécialisées, CA RBD Gwillim-1-108
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/common-iora-aegithina-tiphia
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