Burchell, William John, 1782-1863

Date: 1830 - 1839

From: Swainson, William, 1789-1855 :[Pencil drawings of birds. 1810s to 1830s]

Reference: E-160-q-013

Description: Drawing of a bird with long legs standing on the foreshore, shown with one leg raised off the ground. There is a stripe extending from the eye to the back of the head. The bill is long and slighty curved. Includes 5 1/4 scale rule to indicate wing length Compare with drawing at E-256-q-114 Other Titles - Burchells Courier Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil, 280 x 220 mm

Date: 1830 - 1837

From: Swainson, William, 1789-1855 :Watercolours of birds. 1828-1837.

Reference: E-256-q-103

Description: Small South African bird on a branch. The plumgae is light brown with off-white streaked underparts. There is a narrow streaked stripe extending from above the eye towards the back of the head. Compare with drawing at E-158-q-014 Other Titles - Pyrenestes frontalis Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - Young or female (in pencil) Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour, 215 x 135 mm

Date: 1828 - 1836

From: Swainson, William, 1789-1855 :Plates and drawings for The natural history of the birds of Western Africa... Edinburgh, 1837.

Reference: E-158-q-008

Description: Drawing of an unnamed South African bird shown standing on the ground; with scale beneath Compare with watercolour at E-256-q-104 Other Titles - New species Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - Title in ink Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil, 168 x 100 mm

Date: 1830 - 1837

From: Swainson, William, 1789-1855 :Watercolours of birds. 1828-1837.

Reference: E-256-q-114

Description: Drawing of a bird standing on the foreshore with one leg raised. The plumage is light brown with white underparts from the legs to the tail. There is a black stripe overlaid with a wider white stripe extending from the eye to the back of the head. On the crown, above the white and black stripe, there is a patch of grey. On the lower edge of the wing there is similar black, white and grey colouration. The short tail appears to be grey with white underneath. The long legs are pale yellow. The beak is grey and slightly curved. Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - Title Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour, 225 x 150 mm

Date: 1830 - 1837

From: Swainson, William, 1789-1855 :Watercolours of birds. 1828-1837.

Reference: E-256-q-116

Description: Drawing of a shrike perched on a branch. The plumage is brown, reddish brown, grey and black. The crown is brown qith a white and a brown stripe over the eye. The back is light brown; the cheeks are a lighter shade of brown; wings are reddish-brown; tail is black tipped with white; the underparts are pale grey. Compare with drawing at E-158-q-009 Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - Title Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour, 210 x 138 mm

Date: 1830 - 1837

From: Swainson, William, 1789-1855 :Watercolours of birds. 1828-1837.

Reference: E-256-q-109

Description: Drawing of a finch [member of the seedcracker family] with brown plumage and white patch on the crown and lower wing. Compare with drawing at E-158-q-013 Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - Title Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour, 203 x 139 mm

Date: 1830 - 1837

From: Swainson, William, 1789-1855 :Watercolours of birds. 1828-1837.

Reference: E-256-q-112

Description: Drawing of a stonechat shown standing on the ground. The plumage on the head, throat, back, wings and tail is black. The breast and underparts are reddish brown. The legs and beak are grey. Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - Title Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour, 210 x 140 mm

Date: 1830 - 1837

From: Swainson, William, 1789-1855 :Watercolours of birds. 1828-1837.

Reference: E-256-q-118

Description: Front view of the white crowned shrike perched on a branch. Shows the off-white crown and underparts. The cheeks are black and the remainder of the plumage that is visible is light brown. Beneath is a pencil detail of the beak. Compare with drawing at E-158-q-010 Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - Title Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour, 210 x 140 mm

Date: 1830 - 1837

From: Swainson, William, 1789-1855 :Watercolours of birds. 1828-1837.

Reference: E-256-q-105

Description: Drawing of a bird [weaver?] with greenish-yellow plumage and a black `mask' on the face and throat. The underparts are not as olive green as the upper body. The wings are olive green edged with yellow. The tail is short. There is a distinctive area of red on the crown behind the blackish-grey beak. Compare with E-256-q-106 Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - Title Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour, 234 x 154 mm

Date: 1828 - 1836

From: Swainson, William, 1789-1855 :Plates and drawings for The natural history of the birds of Western Africa... Edinburgh, 1837.

Reference: E-158-q-018

Description: Drawing of the African water warbler shown on a branch. Scale drawn below to show wing length Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - Title Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil, 150 x 100 mm

Date: 1835

From: Swainson, William, 1789-1855 :Watercolours of birds. 1828-1837.

Reference: E-256-q-023

Description: Drawing of Bruchells bush shrike (same or similar to greyheaded bush shrike Malaconotus blanchoti). Shows a bird with a grey head; green wings and tail feathers with two rows of white stripes on the wings; golden yellow throat and breast with colour changing to a greenish yellow on the underparts. The beak is grey and there is a white patch extending from the eye to the beak. Compare with drawing at E-158-q-011 Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - Title Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour, 208 x 139 mm

Date: 1830 - 1839

From: Swainson, William, 1789-1855 :[Pencil drawings of birds. 1810s to 1830s]

Reference: E-160-q-012

Description: Drawing of a bird with long legs standing on the foreshore, shown with one leg off the ground (as though running). There is a stripe extending from the eye to the back of the head. The bill is long and slighty curved. Compare with drawing at E-256-q-114 Other Titles - Burchells Courier Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil, 276 x 220 mm

Date: 1830 - 1837

From: Swainson, William, 1789-1855 :Watercolours of birds. 1828-1837.

Reference: E-256-q-113

Description: Drawing of a stonechat shown standing on rocks. The plumage on the head, throat, back, wings and tail is black. There is a white stripe on the upper part of the wing & patch of white on lower back near the tail; and the outer tail feathers are white. The beak and legs are grey. Compare with drawing at E-158-q-017 Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - Title Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour, 206 x 135 mm

Date: 1828 - 1836

From: Swainson, William, 1789-1855 :Plates and drawings for The natural history of the birds of Western Africa... Edinburgh, 1837.

Reference: E-158-q-013

Description: Drawing of a Pyrenestes frontalis (Burchells thickbill) of South Africa, a seedcracker genius of finch. The bird (probably male) is shown sitting on a branch. Below are drawings of the beak as seen from the side and above; together with a scale to show the wing length Compare with watercolour at E-256-q-109 Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - Title Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil, 150 x 93 mm

Date: 1830 - 1839

From: Swainson, William, 1789-1855 :[Pencil drawings of birds. 1810s to 1830s]

Reference: E-160-q-033

Description: Drawing of a Saxicola (or Stonechat) from South Africa. Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil, 205 x 162 mm