From 1818 to their respective deaths, two French zoologists, Alfred Duvaucel (1793-1824) and Pierre Médard Diard (1794-1863) traveled to India and South East Asia: they first explored India and Sumatra, then went their separate ways; Duvaucel stayed in India and Nepal, Diard went to Java, Batavia, Malacca, Cambodia and Vietnam. Both appointed by the French Museum of Natural History in Paris, they were closely connected to the famous French naturalist Georges Cuvier: Duvaucel was his stepson and Diard his student. Commissioned by Stamford Raffles to collect specimens in Sumatra (1819-1820), they were part of the first collecting expedition in Singapore between May and June 1819. During their various trips, they both sent specimens, descriptions and drawings to Paris; the drawings were made locally under their supervision so as to ensure their accuracy. Frédéric Cuvier and Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire used this information for their Natural History of Mammals published in Paris between 1818 and 1842. Drawings, lists of specimens and letters are now kept in the Cuvier Archives at the Central Library of the French National Museum of Natural History in Paris. This first set of digitized drawings related to the Diard and Duvaucel trips to India and South East Asia shows mammals, invertebrates and plants. Identification of the animal species was provided by the Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum, Faculty of Science, National University of Singapore.
- Title
- Figures peintes d'oiseaux [et de reptiles], envoyées de l'Inde par Duvaucel et Diard
- Subject
- Birds--India--Pictorial works
Birds--Southeast Asia--Pictorial works
Invertebrates--India--Pictorial works
Invertebrates--Southeast Asia--Pictorial works
Reptiles--India--Pictorial works
Reptiles--Southeast Asia--Pictorial works
Nature and Environment
- Publisher
- 1818-1842
- Contributor
- Diard, Pierre Médard, 1794-1863
Duvaucel, Alfred, 1793-1824
- Digital Description
- application/pdf, 252977 KB, 120 p. : ill.
- Table of Contents
- P.1. Cover page
P.2. Crested Fireback (head of male), Lophura ignita (Shaw, 1798)
P.3. Large Green Pigeon (male), Treron capellei (Temminck, 1822)
P.4. Javan Kingfisher, Halcyon cyanoventris (Vieillot, 1818)
P.5. Crimson-winged Woodpecker (male), Picus puniceus Horsfield, 1821
P.6. Grey and Buff Woodpecker, Hemicircus concretus (Temminck, 1821)
P.7. Pied Fantail, Rhipidura javanica (Sparrman, 1788)
P.8. Rufous Treepie, Dendrocitta vagabunda (Latham, 1790)
P.9. Unidentified deer (hindquarters)
P.10. Striated Grassbird, Megalurus palustris Horsfield, 1821
P.11. Oriental Pratincole, Glareola maldivarum Forster, 1795
P.12. Hanuman Langur (face), Semnopithecus entellus Dufresne, 1797
P.13. Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker, Dendrocopus macei (Vieillot, 1818)
P.14. Banded Woodpecker, Chrysophlegma miniaceum Pennant, 1769
P.15. White-throated Kingfisher, Halcyon smyrnensis (Linnaeus, 1758)
P.16. Blue-eared Kingfisher, Alcedo meninting Horsfield, 1821
P.17. Ruddy Kingfisher, Halcyon coromanda (Latham, 1790)
P.18. Black-and-yellow Broadbill, Eurylaimus ochromalus Raffles, 1822
P.19. Orange-spotted Bulbul, Pycnonotus bimaculatus (Horsfield, 1821)
P.20. Black-and-yellow Broadbill, Eurylaimus ochromalus Raffles, 1822
P.21. Black-necked Stork (head), Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus (Latham, 1790)
P.22. Black Bittern, Dupeter flavicollis (Latham, 1790)
P.23. Great Cormorant (head of breeding adult), Phalacrocorax carbo (Linnaeus, 1758)
P.24. Great Egret (head of breeding adult), Ardea alba Linnaeus, 1758
P.25. Great Cormorant (head), Phalacrocorax carbo (Linnaeus, 1758)
P.26. River Tern (breeding adult), Sterna aurantia Gray, 1831
P.27. Thick-billed Green Pigeon (male), Treron curvirostra (Gmelin, 1789)
P.28. Brown Barbet, Calorhamphus fuliginosus (Temminck, 1830)
P.29. Black-capped Lorry, Lorius lory (Linnaeus, 1758)
P.30. Blue-winged Leafbird (male), Chloropsis cochichinensis (Gmelin, 1789)
P.31. Firey Minivet (male), Pericrocotus igneus Blyth, 1846
P.32. Firey Minivet (male), Pericrocotus igneus Blyth, 1846
P.33. Black-and-red Broadbill, Cymbirhynchus macrorhynchos (Gmelin, 1788)
P.34. Long-tailed Shrike, Lanius schach Linnaeus, 1758
P.35. Long-tailed Shrike, Lanius schach Linnaeus, 1758
P.36. Blue-winged Leafbird (female), Chloropsis cochichinensis (Gmelin, 1789)
P.37. Black-winged Starling, Acridotheres melanopterus (Daudin, 1800)
P.38. Raffles’s Malkoha, Rhinortha chlorophaea (Raffles, 1822)
P.39. Green Broadbill, Calyptomena viridis Raffles in Horsfield, 1822
P.40. Black-and-red Broadbill, Cymbirhynchus macrorhynchos (Gmelin, 1788)
P.41. Dusky Broadbill, Corydon sumatranus (Raffles, 1822)
P.42. Unidentified nightjar
P.43. Common Iora, Aegithina tiphia (Linnaeus, 1758)
P.44. Olive-backed Sunbird (male), Cinnyris jugularis (Linnaeus, 1766)
P.45. Grey-and-buff Woodpecker, Hemicircus concretus (Temminck, 1821)
P.46. Sunda pygmy Woodpecker, Dendrocopus moluccensis (Gmelin, 1788)
P.47. Small Minivet (male), Pericrocotus cinnamomeus (Linnaeus, 1766)
P.48. Scarlet Finch (male), Haematospiza sipahi (Hodgson, 1836)
P.49. Dusky Broadbill, Corydon sumatranus (Raffles, 1822)
P.50. Green Broadbill, Calyptomena viridis Raffles in Horsfield, 1822
P.51. Great Slaty Woodpecker, Mulleripicus pulverulentus (Temminck, 1826)
P.52. Kalij Pheasant (male), Lophura leucomelanos (Latham, 1790)
P.53. Kalij Pheasant (female), Lophura leucomelanos (Latham, 1790)
P.54. Jambu Fruit Dove (male), Ptilinopus jambu (Gmelin, 1789)
P.55. Pink-necked Green Pigeon (male), Treron vernans (Linnaeus, 1771)
P.56. Little Green Pigeon (male), Treron olax (Temminck, 1823)
P.57. Pink-necked Green Pigeon (female), Treron vernans (Linnaeus, 1771)
P.58. Black-naped Fruit Dove (male), Ptilinopus melanospila (Salvadori, 1875)
P.59. Black Magpie, Platysmurus leucopterus (Temminck, 1824)
P.60. Unidentified green pigeon (female), Treron sp.
P.61. Black-necked Stork, Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus (Latham, 1790)
P.62. Common Redshank, Treron vernans (Linnaeus, 1771)
P.63. Yellow-wattled Lapwing, Vanellus malabaricus (Boddaert, 1783)
P.64. Grey-headed Lapwing, Vanellus cinereus (Blyth, 1842)
P.65. Beach Thick-knee, Esacus neglectus (Vieillot, 1818)
P.66. Red-wattled Lapwing, Vanellus indicus (Boddaert, 1783)
P.67. Pheasant-tailed Jacana, Hydrophasianus chirurgus (Scopoli, 1786)
P.68. Bronze-winged Jacana, Metopidius indicus (Latham, 1790)
P.69. Pied Cuckoo, Clamator jacobinus (Boddaert, 1783)
P.70. Eurasian Spoonbill (head), Platalea leucorodia Linnaeus, 1758
P.71. Lesser Adjutant Stork, Leptoptilos javanicus (Horsfield, 1821)
P.72. Javanese Lapwing, Vanellus macropterus (Wagler, 1827)
P.73. Greater Painted Snipe (male), Rostratula benghalensis (Linnaeus, 1758)
P.74. Slaty-breasted Rail, Lewinia striata (Linnaeus, 1766)
P.75. Oriental Pratincole, Glareola maldivarum Forster, 1795
P.76. Scarlet-rumped Trogon, Harpactes duvaucelii (Temminck, 1824)
P.77. Asian Paradise Flycatcher, Tersiphone paradisi (Linnaeus, 1758)
P.78. Little Grebe, Tachybaptus ruficollis (Pallas, 1764)
P.79. Common Pheasant, Phasianus colchicus Linnaeus, 1758
P.80. Blue-breasted Quail (male), Coturnix chinensis (Linnaeus, 1766)
P.81. Velvet-fronted Nuthatch, Sitta frontalis Swainson, 1820
P.82. Crimson-and-yellow Rosella, Platycercus elegans (Gmelin, 1788)
P.83. Red-naped Ibis (head), Pseudibis papillosa (Temminck, 1824)
P.84. Glossy Ibis, Plegadis falcinellus (Linnaeus, 1766)
P.85. Red-naped Ibis, Pseudibis papillosa (Temminck, 1824)
P.86. Black-headed Ibis (immature), Threskiornis melanocephalus (Latham, 1790)
P.87. Black-headed Ibis (adult), Threskiornis melanocephalus (Latham, 1790)
P.88. Black-headed Ibis (immature), Threskiornis melanocephalus (Latham, 1790)
P.89. Outline of unidentified ibis head
P.90. Black-winged Stilt, Himantopus himantopus (Linnaeus, 1758)
P.91. Barn or Grass Owl, Tyto sp.
P.92. Scarlet-rumped Trogon, Harpactes duvaucelii (Temminck, 1824)
P.93. Small Blue Kingfisher, Alcedo coerulescens Vieillot, 1818
P.94. Orange-backed Woodpecker, Reinwardtipicus validus (Temminck, 1825)
P.95. Cover page
P.96. Girasia crocea (Goodwin-Austen, 1872)
P.97. Unidentified
P.98. Unidentified
P.99. Rafflesia bud growing on Tetrastigma vine, Rafflesia sp. bud on its host (a Tetrastigma sp. vine)
P. 100. Great Eggfly, Hypolimnas bolina Linnaeus, 1758
P.101. Terrestrial slug, Semperula ? Or Valiguna ? species (Veronicellidae)
P.102. Cover page
P.103. Agamid lizard, Agamidae
P.104. Spiny Terrapin (juvenile), Heosemys spinosa (Gray, 1831)
P.105. Kuhl’s Gliding Gecko, Gekko kuhli (Stejneger, 1902)
P.106. Kuhl’s Gliding Gecko, Gekko kuhli (Stejneger, 1902)
P.107. Flat-tailed Gecko (?), Hemidactylus platyurus (Schneider, 1797) (?)
P.108. Giant River Toad (?), Phrynoidis asper (Gravenhorst, 1829) (?)
P.109. Horned Frog, Megophrys nasuta (Schlegel, 1858)
P.110. Indian Peacock softshell Turtle, Nilssonia hurum (Gray, 1831)
P.111. Indian Peacock softshell Turtle, Nilssonia hurum (Gray, 1831)
P.112. Indian Peacock softshell Turtle, Nilssonia hurum (Gray, 1831)
P.113. Freshwater catfish, Clupisoma sp. (?)
P.114. Grass lizard, Takydromus sp.
P.115. Viper
P.116. Banded Wolf Snake (?), Lycodon subcinctus Boie, 1827 (?)
P.117. Indian Peacock softshell Turtle, Nilssonia hurum (Gray, 1831)
P.118. Cigar Wrasse, Cheilio inermis (Forsskål, 1775)
P.119. Sunbeam Snake (?), Xenopeltis unicolor Reinwardt, 1827 (?)
P.120. Sea-snake, Hydrophis sp.
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