Nectarinia afra (Greater double-collared sunbird), Robert Jacob Gordon, 1777 - 1786
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This work belongs to The Gordon African Collection : Birds (RP-T-1914-17C)
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Aquila verreauxii (Verreaux's eagle) -
Hieraaetus pennatus (Booted eagle) -
Falco tinnunculus (Common kestrel) -
Terathopius ecaudatus (Bataleur) -
Haliaetus vocifer (African fish eagle) -
Gyps coprotheres (Cape vulture) -
Falco biarmicus ? (Lanner falcon) -
Elanus caeruleus (Black-winged kite) -
Sagittarius serpentarius (Secretary bird) -
Corvus albicollis (White-necked raven) -
Ceryle rudis (Pied kingfisher), female -
Coracius garrulus (European roller) -
Coracius garrulus (European Roller) -
Ptynoprogne fuligula (Rock martin) -
Zosterops pallidus (Orange River white-eye) -
Motacilla aguimp (African pied wagtail) -
Oenanthe pileata (Capped wheatear or Hoëveldskaapwagter in Afrikaans) -
Fiskaal (lanius collaris) -
Laniarnus atrococcineus (Crimson-breasted shrike) -
Dendropicos fuscescens (Cardinal woodpecker)and Estrilda astrild… -
Telephorus zeylonus (Bokmakierie) -
Telephorus zeylonus (Bokmakierie) -
Indicator indicator (Greater honeyguide) -
Monticola rupestris (Cape rock thrush) -
Passer melanurus (Cape sparrow or mossie) -
Glareola nordmanni (Black-winged pratincole) -
Sphenoeacus afer (Cape grassbird) -
Pycnonotus capensis (Cape bulbul) -
Cossypha caffra (Cape robin-chat) -
Creatophora cinerea (Wattled starling) -
Tricholaema leucomelas (Acacia pied barbet) -
Onychognathus morio (Red-winged starling) -
Creatophora cinerea (Wattled starling) -
Lelspreeuw (Creatophora cinerea): een vrouwtje -
Creatophora cinerea (Wattled starling) -
Nectarinia amethystina (Amethyst sunbird) -
Nectarinia famosa (Malachite sunbird) -
Vestiaria coccinea (Iiwi or Scarlet Hawaiian honeycreeper) -
Promerops cafer (Cape sugarbird) -
Upupa africana (Hoopoe) -
Euplectes capensis (Yellow bishop) -
Nectarinia afra (Greater double-collared sunbird) -
Geocolaptes olivaceus (Ground woodpecker) -
Vidua macroura (Pin-tailed whydah) and locust -
Euplectes orix (Southern red bishop) -
Euplectes orix (Southern red bishop), nest -
Colius striatus ? (Speckled mousebird) -
Colius colius ? (White-backed mousebird) -
Apaloderma narina (Narina trogon) -
Tauraco corythaix (Knysna turaco or Knysna lourie) -
Agapornis roseicollis (Rosy-faced lovebird) -
Apaloderma narina (Narina trogon) -
Clamator jacobinus (Jacobin cuckoo) -
Clamator jacobinus (Jacobin cuckoo) -
Palm cockatoo -
Indian turtle dove from the Seychelles -
Oena capensis (Namaqua dove) -
Oena capensis (Namaqua dove) -
Oena capensis (Namaqua dove) -
Pteroclurus namaqua (Namaqua sandgrouse) -
Pteroclurus namaqua (Namaqua sandgrouse) -
Pteroclurus bicinctus (Double-banded sandgrouse) -
Pteroclurus bicinctus (Double-banded sandgrouse) -
Pterocles namaqua (Namaqua sandgrouse) -
Turnix hottentotta (Hottentot buttonquail) -
Francolinus capensis (Cape spurfowl or Cape francolin) -
Numida meleagris (Helmeted guineafowl) -
Struthio camelus (Struisvogel) -
Struthio camelus (Common ostrich) -
Afrotis afra (Southern black korhaan) -
Dromaius novaehollandiae (Emu) -
Scopus umbreitta (Hamerkop) -
Mycteria ibis (Yellow-billed stork) -
Mycteria ibis (Yellow-billed stork or Wood stork) -
Geronticus calvus (Southern bald ibis) -
Grus rubicunda (Brolga or Australian crane) -
Balearica regulorum (Grey crowned crane) -
Antigone rubicunda (Brolga, or Australian Crane) -
Ardea cincrea (Grey heron) -
Anthropoides paradisea (Blue crane or Stanley crane) -
Grus carunculatus/ Bugeranus carunculatus (Wattled crane -
Anthropoides paradisea (Blue crane or Stanley crane) -
Threskiornis aethiopicus (African sacred ibis) -
Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus ? (Black-necked stork) -
Ardea alba (Great egret) -
Himantopus himantopus ? (Black-winged stilt) -
Himantopus himantopus (Black-winged stilt) -
Recurvirostra avosetta (Pied avocet) -
Calidris ferruginea (Curlew sandpiper) -
Charadrius tricollaris (Three-banded sandplover) -
Rostratula benghalensis (Greater painted-snipe) -
Rostratula benghalensis (Greater painted-snipe) -
Rostratula benghalensis (Greater painted-snipe) -
Goudsnip (Rostratula benghalensis) in een gedetailleerd landschap -
Gallinago nigripennis (Ruff) -
Gallinago nigripennis nigripennis (African snipe) -
Tringa nebularia (Common greenshank) -
Amaurornis flavirostra (Black crake) -
Botaurus stellaris capensis (Eurasian bittern or great bittern) -
Phoenicopterus ruber roseus (Greater flamingo) -
Phoeniconaias minor (Lesser flamingo) -
Phoenicopterus ruber roseus (Greater flamingo) -
Tadorna cana (South African shelduck or Cape shelduck) -
Alopochen aegyptiacus (Egyptian goose) -
Phalacrocorax capensis (Cape cormorant) -
Anas erythrorhyncha (Red-billed teal) -
Morus capensis (Cape gannet) -
Phalacrocorax capensis (Cape cormorant) -
Tadorna cana (South African shelduck) -
Pelecanus rufescens (Pink-backed pelican)
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Identification
Title(s)
Nectarinia afra (Greater double-collared sunbird)
Object type
Object number
RP-T-1914-17-280
Inscriptions / marks
- annotation: ‘a. en b. (bij vogels); Sucrie a poitrine rouge. Male b. la femelle’
Description
Vogelstudie: twee kraaghoningzuigers (Nectarinia afra): a: mannetje en b: vrouwtje.
Creation
Artist
- draughtsman: Robert Jacob Gordon
Dating
Oct-1777 - Mar-1786
Material and Technique
Material
Measurements
height c. 660 mm × width 480 mm
height 170 mm × width 282 mm
height 139 mm × width 272 mm
Explanatory note
Greater double-collared sunbird (Eng.). Ned. naam uit een boek over de fauna van Zuidelijk Afrika (EvK). Franse benaming geschreven door Levaillant.
Acquisition and rights
Credit line
- Purchased with the support of private collectors
Acquisition
purchase 1914
Copyright
Relations
Documentation
- South Africa in 1777-95 : the Gordon Collection of unpublished contemporary watercolour drawings, Suppl., p. 10
- Een beeld van een land : Zuid-Afrika gezien door R.J. Gordon, tussen 1773 en 1795, Meile Dirk Haga
- Robert Jacob Gordon (1743-1795) en zijn bijdrage tot de zoölogie van de Kaap de Goede Hoop, Leendert Cornelis Rookmaaker, scriptie p. 171, nr. 131; Appendix, sectie I
- De Gordon Atlas : achttiende-eeuwse voorstellingen van het Zuidafrikaanse binnenland, Leendert Cornelis Rookmaaker
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