| Summary: | Title devised by cataloguer from inscriptions and identification by researcher.; Part of collection: Watercolours for plates for an unpublished book on Australian birds by Gregory M. Mathews.; Inscriptions: "Lilian Medland"--In ink lower right; "Plate A1, Rec. 8 Nov 1937, 1/5 nat size"--In ink on verso.; Condition: Yellowing.; Also available online at: http://nla.gov.au/nla.pic-vn6183970. Paintings on card covered by transparent paper with traced and numbered outline of each bird. 1. Himantopus leucocephalus (Current names: Himantopus himantopus, Black-winged Stilt) 2. Recurvirostra novaehollandiae (Current names: Recurvirostra novaehollandiae, Red-necked Avocet) 3. Cladorhynchus leucocephalus (Current names: Cladorhynchus leucocephalus, Banded Stilt) 4. Haematopus unicolor (Current names: Haematopus fuliginosus, Sooty Oystercatcher) 5. Haematopus ostralegus (Current names: Haematopus longirostris, Australian Pied Oystercatcher) 6. Vetola lapponica (winter) (Current names: Limosa lapponica, Bar-tailed Godwit) 7. Vetola lapponica (summer) (Current names: Limosa lapponica, Bar-tailed Godwit) 8. Limosa limosa (winter) (Current names: Limosa limosa, Black-tailed Godwit) 9. Limosa limosa (summer) (Current names: Limosa limosa, Black-tailed Godwit) 10. Burhinus magnirostris (Current names: Burhinus grallarius, Bush Stone-curlew) 11. Orthorhamphus magnirostris (Current names: Esacus magnirostris, Beach Stone-curlew) 12. Phaeopus phaeopus (Current names: Numenius phaeopus, Whimbrel) 13. Mesoscolopax minutus (Current names: Numenius minutes, Little Curlew) 14. Numenius madagascariensis (Current names: Numenius madagascariensis, Eastern Curlew). Identification key on verso.
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