Album of 31 original watercolours of Australian fauna, ca.1790 / Sarah Stone

1. Anomalous Hornbill : Signed l.c. Sarah Smith. Now known as a Channel-billed Cuckoo

2. Cyprinaceous Labrus [and] Hippocampus. Now known as Wrasse or Parrot-fish and Sea horse

3. Knob-Fronted Bee Eater : Signed l.c. Sarah Smith. Now known as a Friar bird

4. Hepoona Roo : Signed l.l. outside frame line S. Smith. Now known as a Greater glider possum

5. New Holland Creeper. Now known as a White-cheeked honey eater

6. Variegated Lizard. Now known as a Goanna

7. New Holland Cassowary. Now known as an Emu

8. Doubtful Lophius. Now known as a Frog Fish

9. Blue Frog. Now known as a Green Tree frog

10. Tapoa Tafa. Now known as a Brush-tailed Phascogale

11. Insects of New South Wales. Now known as Common centipede, Spider genus Isopeda, Soldier Crab, Caterpillar

12. The Scincoid, or Skinc-Formed Lizard. Now known as a Blue tongue lizard

13. Atherine, Tabacco-Pipe Fish, Remora Fish. Now known as Anchovy, Flute Mouth and Sucking fish

14. Yellowed-Eared Flycatcher. Now known as a Yellow-faced Honeyeater

15. Golden Winged Pidgeon. Now known as a Forest Bronzewing Pigeon

16. White Fulica. Now known as a White Gallinule (extinct)

17. Wattled Bee Eater. Now known as a Red Wattle-bird

18. Small Paraquet. Now known as a Little Lorikeet

19. New Holland Creeper. Now known as a New Holland honeyeater

20. Snake No.1. Now known as a Brown Snake

21. Snakes No. 1 & No.2. Now known as a Young diamond snake & a Bandy bandy

22. A Kangaroo. Now known as a Kangaroo. Possibly by Charles Catton Junr

23. White Hawke. Now known as a Grey Goshawk

24. Fuliginous Peteril. Now known as a White-chinned Petrel

25. A Kangaroo. Now known as a Kangaroo. Appears to be a Sarah Stone copy of a Charles Catton Junr. plate

26. Wattled Bee Eater female. Now known as a Little Wattle bird

27. Poto Roo or Kangaroo Rat. Now known as a Rufous Rat-kangaroo

28. A Tapoa Tafa. Now known as a Dasyurus quoll. Appears to be a Sarah Stone copy of a Charles Catton Junr. plate

29. Port Jackson Thrush. Now known as a Grey thrush [spotted quail thrush?]

30. White-Vented Crow. Now known as a Pied Currawong

31. Muricated Lizard. Now known as a Tree Dragon

Album of original watercolours of Australian fauna, ca.1790 / Sarah Stone

Drawings in a bound volume are titled from those given in "Journal of a voyage to New South Wales"

1. Anomalous Hornbill : Signed l.c. Sarah Smith
Now known as a Channel-billed Cuckoo
See White: pl.5 p.142
2. Cyprinaceous Labrus [and] Hippocampus 
Now known as Wrasse or Parrot-fish and Sea horse
See White: pl.50 p.264 
3. Knob-Fronted Bee Eater : Signed l.c. Sarah Smith. 
Now known as a Friar bird
See White: pl.16 p.190
4. Hepoona Roo : Signed l.l. outside frame line S. Smith. 
Now known as a Greater glider possum
See White: pl.61 p.288
5. New Holland Creeper 
Now known as a White-cheeked honey eater
see White: pl.65 p.297
6. Variegated Lizard 
Now known as a Goanna
see White: pl.38 p.253
7. New Holland Cassowary 
Now known as an Emu
see White: pl.1 p.129
8. Doubtful Lophius 
Now known as a Frog Fish
see White: pl.51 p.265
9. Blue Frog 
Now known as a Green Tree frog
White: pl.33 p.248
10. Tapoa Tafa 
Now known as a Brush-tailed Phascogale
see White: pl.58 p.281
11. Insects of New South Wales 
Now known as Common centipede, Spider genus Isopeda, Soldier Crab, Caterpillar
see White: pl.47 p.260
12. The Scincoid, or Skinc-Formed Lizard 
Now known as a Blue tongue lizard
see White: pl.30 p.242
13. Atherine, Tabacco-Pipe Fish, Remora Fish 
Now known as Anchovy, Flute Mouth and Sucking fish
see White: pl.64 p.296
14. Yellowed-Eared Flycatcher 
Now known as a Yellow-faced Honeyeater
see White: pl.10 p.161
15. Golden Winged Pidgeon 
Now known as a Forest Bronzewing Pigeon
see White: pl.8 p.146
16. White Fulica 
Now known as a White Gallinule (extinct)
see White: pl.27 p.238 
17. Wattled Bee Eater 
Now known as a Red Wattle-bird
see White: pl.6 p.144
18. Small Paraquet 
Now known as a Little Lorikeet
see White: pl.48 p.262
19. New Holland Creeper 
Now known as a New Holland honeyeater
see White: pl.15 p.186
20. Snake No.1
Now known as a Brown Snake
see White: pl.43 p.258
21. Snakes No. 1 & No.2 
Now known as a Young diamond snake & a Bandy bandy
see White: pl.46 p.259
22. A Kangaroo
Now known as a Kangaroo. Possibly by Charles Catton Junr
see White: pl.54 p.272
23. White Hawke 
Now known as a Grey Goshawk
see White: pl.35 p.250
24. Fuliginous Peteril 
Now known as a White-chinned Petrel
see White: pl.37 p.252
25. A Kangaroo 
Now known as a Kangaroo. Appears to be a Sarah Stone copy of a Charles Catton Junr. plate
see White: pl.54 p.272
26. Wattled Bee Eater female 
Now known as a Little Wattle bird
see White: pl.7 p.240
27. Poto Roo or Kangaroo Rat 
Now known as a Rufous Rat-kangaroo
see White: pl.60 p.286
28. A Tapoa Tafa
Now known as a Dasyurus quoll. Appears to be a Sarah Stone copy of a Charles Catton Junr. plate
see White: pl.59 p.285
29. Port Jackson Thrush 
Now known as a Grey thrush [spotted quail thrush?]
see White: pl.9 p.157
30. White-Vented Crow   
Now known as a Pied Currawong
see White: pl.36 p.251
31. Muricated Lizard  
Now known as a Tree Dragon
see White: pl.40 p.255

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Album of 31 original watercolours of Australian fauna, ca.1790 / Sarah Stone

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