• Title
  Series 3: Original watercolour drawings for the publication The Slater Field Guide to Australian Birds, 1978-1985; and revised edition 2003 / by Peter Slater
• Call number
  PXD 1506/Boxes 13-20
  
• Level of description
  series
• Date
  
  1978-1985; 2003
• Type of material
  Graphic Materials, Watercolours
• Reference code
  9640757
• Physical Description
  108 drawings - watercolour, pencil, on board - 46.5 x 24 cm and 50 x 41.5 cm, or smaller
  
• Scope and Content
  108 watercolour, some pencil, plates on board of Australian Birds. Each plate is annotated with plate number and its corresponding page number in the publication, The Slater Field Guide to Australian Birds. There are also pencil notes and bird names. The larger boards comprise of 2 plates.
  
  1. Ratites, Cassowary, Emu, Ostrich, plate 1, PXD 1506/Box 13/no. 1
  2. Grebes, plate 2, PXD 1506/Box 13/no. 2
  3. Fairy Penguin, Penguin head studies, plates 3/4, PXD 1506/Box 14/no. 1
  4. Albatrosses, plates 5/6, PXD 1506/Box 14/no. 2
  5. Petrels, plates 7/8, PXD 1506/Box 14/no. 3
  6. Petrels, plates 9/10, PXD 1506/Box 14/no. 4
  7. Prions, Egrets, plates 11/24, PXD 1506/Box 14/no. 5
  8. Shearwaters, plates 13/12, PXD 1506/Box 14/no. 6
  9. Shearwaters (half tone), plate 14, PXD 1506/Box 13/no. 3
  10. Gadfly Petrels (half tone), plate 15, PXD 1506/Box 13/no. 4
  11. Petrels, plates 16/17, PXD 1506/Box 14/no. 7
  12. Gannets and Boobies, plate 18, PXD 1506/Box 13/no. 5
  13. Frigatebirds and Tropicbirds (half tone), plate 19, PXD 1506/Box 13/no. 6
  14. Gannets and Boobies (half tone), plate 20, PXD 1506/Box 13/no. 7
  15. Frigate Birds, Tropic Birds/Parrots, plates 21/86, PXD 1506/Box 14/no. 8
  16. Pelican, Stork, Cranes/Cormorants, Darter, plates 23/22, PXD 1506/Box 14/no. 9
  17. Herons/Spoobills, Ibis, plates 25/27, PXD 1506/Box 14/no. 10
  18. Bitterns, plate 26, PXD 1506/Box 13/no. 8
  19. Geese, Swans/Tree Ducks, Freckled Duck, plates 28/29, PXD 1506/Box 14/no. 11
  20. Black Ducks, Shoveller/Teal, plates 30/31, PXD 1506/Box 14/no. 12
  21. Ducks/ Tyto Owls, plates 32/97, PXD 1506/Box 14/no. 13
  22. Ducks and Pygmy Geese (half tone), plate 33, PXD 1506/Box 13/no. 9
  23. Mallard, Shelducks and Magpie Goose (half tone), plate 34, PXD 1506/Box 13/no. 10
  24. Goshawks, Kites, Falcons, plates 35/39, PXD 1506/Box 15/no. 1
  25. Large birds of prey, plates 36/37, PXD 1506/Box 15/no. 2
  26. Eagles and Osprey, plate 38, PXD 1506/Box 13/no. 11
  27. Smaller birds of prey (half tone), plate 41, PXD 1506/Box 13/no. 12
  28. Larger birds of prey (half tone), plate 42, PXD 1506/Box 13/no. 13
  29. Megapodes, Stone Cyrlews, Bustard/Waterhens, plates 43/48, PXD 1506/Box 15/no. 3
  30. True Quail and Painted Quail, plate 44, PXD 1506/Box 16/no. 1
  31. Button Quail and Plains Wanderer, plate 45, PXD 1506/Box 16/no. 2
  32. Crakes/Landrails, Jacanas, plates 46/47, PXD 1506/Box 15/no. 4
  33. Plovers/Snipe, Painted Snipe, plates 49/60, PXD 1506/Box 15/no. 5
  34. Plovers, Inland Dotterel/Sandpipers, plates 50/65, PXD 1506/Box 15/no. 6
  35. Plovers, plates 51/52, PXD 1506/Box 15/no. 7
  36. Plovers, with additions for revised edition, plate 53, PXD 1506/Box 16/no. 3
  37. Godwits, plate 54, PXD 1506/Box 16/no. 4
  38. Waders, plates 55/56, PXD 1506/Box 15/no. 8
  39. Waders, plates 57/58, PXD 1506/Box 15/no. 9
  40. Tatler, Knot and Turnstone, plate 59, PXD 1506/Box 16/no. 5
  41. Waders, plates 62/61, PXD 1506/Box 15/no. 10
  42. Waders, plates 63/64, PXD 1506/Box 15/no. 11
  43. Praticoles, Phalaropes/Stilts, Oystercatchers, plates 66/67, PXD 1506/Box 15/no. 12
  44. Skuas/ Large Gulls, plates 68/69, PXD 1506/Box 15/no. 13
  45. White Cockatoos/Gulls, plates 82/70, PXD 1506/Box 15/no. 14
  46. Terns, plates 71/75, PXD 1506/Box 17/no. 1
  47. Terns/Noddies, plates 72/76, PXD 1506/Box 17/no. 2
  48. Terns, plate 73, PXD 1506/Box 16/no. 6
  49. Inland Pigeons/Bronzewings, plates 77/78, PXD 1506/Box 17/no. 3
  50. Doves/Fruit Pigeons, plates 79/80, PXD 1506/Box 17/no. 4
  51. Large tropical Pigeons/Black Cockatoos, plates 81/83, PXD 1506/Box 17/no. 5
  52. Small Lorikeets, Fig Parrots/Large Lorikeets, Swift Parrot, plates 85/84, PXD 1506/Box 17/no. 6
  53. Poltelis Parrots/Rosellas, plates 87/88, PXD 1506/Box 17/no. 7
  54. Neophema Parrots/Budgerigar, Ground and Night Parrot, plates 90/91, PXD 1506/Box 17/no. 8
  55. Coucal, Kookaburras/Cisticola, Emu- Wrens, plates 94/124, PXD 1506/Box 17/no. 9
  56. Kingfishers/Bee-eater, Roller, plates 95-96, PXD 1506/Box 17/no. 10
  57. Owls/Falcons, plates 98/40, PXD 1506/Box 17/no. 11
  58. Nightjars/Frogmouths, plates 99/100, PXD 1506/Box 17/no. 12
  59. Swifts/Swallows, plates 101/102, PXD 1506/Box 17/no. 13
  60. Pittas, Ground Thrushes/Bristlebirds, plates 103/104, PXD 1506/Box 17/no. 14
  61. Wagtails, plate 105, PXD 1506/Box 16/no. 7
  62. Pipits and Larks, plate 106, PXD 1506/Box 16/no. 8
  63. Cuckoo Shrikes/Trillers, Bul Bul, plates 107/108, PXD 1506/Box 18/no. 1
  64. Red Robins/Scrub Robins, plates 109/112, PXD 1506/Box 18/no. 2
  65. Yellow Robins/tropical Robins, plates 111/110, PXD 1506/Box 18/no. 3
  66. Shrike Tits, Golden Whstlers/other Whistlers, plates 113/114, PXD 1506/Box 18/no. 4
  67. Pied Honeyeaters/Thrushes, Bell Miner, plates 150/115, PXD 1506/Box 18/no. 5
  68. Monarch Flycatchers/Boatbills and Pied Flycatchers, plates 116/117, PXD 1506/Box 18/no. 6
  69. Satin and Leaden Flycatchers, plate 118, PXD 1506/Box 16/no. 9
  70. Fantails and Willie Wagtail, plate 119, PXD 1506/Box 16/no. 10
  71. Whipbirds, Logrunners/Quail Thrush, plates 120/121, PXD 1506/Box 18/no. 7
  72. Babblers/Reed Warblers, Grassbirds, plates 122/123, PXD 1506/Box 18/no. 8
  73. Blue Wrens, plates 125/126, PXD 1506/Box 18/no. 9
  74. Grasswrens, plates 127/128, PXD 1506/Box 18/no. 10
  75. Speckled Warbler, Heath wrens/Scrub Wrens, plates 131/129, PXD 1506/Box 18/no. 11
  76. Redthroat, Pilot Bird/Thornbills, plates 130/136, PXD 1506/Box 18/no. 12
  77. Brown Warblers/Yellow Warblers, plates 132/133, PXD 1506/Box 18/no. 13
  78. Weebill, Whitefaces/Thornbills, plates 134/135, PXD 1506/Box 18/no. 14
  79. Sitellas/Treecreepers, plates 137/138, PXD 1506/Box 19/no. 1
  80. Wattlebirds/Friarbirds, plates 139/140, PXD 1506/Box 19/no. 2
  81. Bridled honeyeater/Miners, plates 143/141, PXD 1506/Box 19/no. 3
  82. Melithreptus Honeyeaters/Lichenostomus Honeyeaters, plates 142/144, PXD 1506/Box 19/no. 4
  83. Meliphaga Honeyeaters/plumed Honeyeaters, plates 145/146, PXD 1506/Box 19/no. 5
  84. Regent Honeyeater/Northern Honeyeaters, plates 147/148, PXD 1506/Box 19/no. 6
  85. Scarlet honeyeaters and Spinebills, plate 149, PXD 1506/Box 16/no. 11
  86. Honeyeaters, Sunbird/Silvereyes, Mistletoe Bird, plates 151/152, PXD 1506/Box 19/no. 7
  87. Chats/Pardalotes, plates 153/154, PXD 1506/Box 19/no. 8
  88. Finches, plate 155, PXD 1506/Box 16/no. 12
  89. Finches/Manakins, plates 156/157, PXD 1506/Box 19/no. 9
  90. Introduced Finches and Sparrows, plate 158, PXD 1506/Box 20/no. 1
  91. Starlings, Orioles and Figbirds, plate 159, PXD 1506/Box 20/no. 2
  92. Drongo, Apostle bird/Woodswallows, plates 160/161, PXD 1506/Box 19/no. 10
  93. Riflebirds/Butcher Birds, plates 167/162, PXD 1506/Box 19/no. 11
  94. Catbirds, Spotted Bowerbirds/Regent, Golden and Satin Bowerbirds, plates 165/166, PXD 1506/Box 19/no. 12
  95. Lyrebirds (half page), plate 168, PXD 1506/Box 19/no. 13
  96. Magpies, Currawong/Crows, plate not used/plate 169, PXD 1506/Box 19/no. 14
  97. Nests and eggs (smaller in size, half tone), plate 170, PXD 1506/Box 20/no. 3
  98. Terns - 1 pencil sketch [Revised edition 2003, page 145], PXD 1506/Box 20/no. 4
  99. Bulwer's petrel (coloured) [Revised edition 2003, page 38], PXD 1506/Box 20/no. 5
  100. Black-backed gull - pencil sketch [Revised edition 2003, page 136], PXD 1506/Box 20/no. 6
  101. Vagrant gulls - pencil sketch [Revised edition 2003, page 138], PXD 1506/Box 20/no. 7
  102. Petrel (coloured) [Revised edition 2003, page 22], PXD 1506/Box 20/no. 8
  103. Pin-tailed duck (coloured); Blackbird (coloured) [Revised edition 2003, pages 66 & 210], PXD 1506/Box 20/no. 9
  104. Albatross heads (coloured) [Revised edition 2003, page 19], PXD 1506/Box 20/no. 10
  105. Waders (coloured) [Revised edition 2003, page 107], PXD 1506/Box 20/no. 11
  106. Pacific gull complex (coloured) [Revised edition 2003, page 137], PXD 1506/Box 20/no. 12
  107. Vagrant gulls (coloured) [Revised edition 2003, page 139], PXD 1506/Box 16/no. 13
  108. Butcher birds (coloured) [Revised edition 2003, page 320], PXD 1506/Box 16/no. 14
• System of arrangement
  Listing of watercolours has been arranged in the order of plates in The Slater Field Guide to Australia Birds, 1986, and revised edition, 2003. Plates have been housed according to size.
• Copying Conditions
  In copyright:
  Copyright holder:: Peter Slater
  Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales and Courtesy Peter Slater
• Published Information
  The Slater field guide to Australian birds / Peter Slater, Pat Slater, Raoul Slater. Dee Why West, NSW : Rigby, 1986. (Mitchell Library call no. 598.2994/20)
• Description source
  
  Titles supplied by creator.
• Subject
  Birds in art.
  Birds--Australia--Pictorial works.
  Ornithological illustration--Australia.
  
• Open Rosetta viewer
  IE21121242

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