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  • Collection: Toshio Asaeda watercolor drawings (MSS-016)

Two flowering plants (unidentified)

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plate -- No info given. An illustration depicting two flowering plants side-by-side, likely separate species (blank white background).

Parakeets (unidentified)

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plate -- No info given. The painting depicts four birds (parakeets?) of the same species sitting on branches in situ, in a lush forest canopy.

Galápagos dove (Zenaida galapagoensis)

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plate #207 No ID given on plate but seems to match Zenaida galapagoensis; Española (Hood) Island, Galápagos; April 20 (1933?); The painting depicits a solitary dove on a branch in situ, with a scenic background.

Three Fish Specimens (two unidentified & goatfish)

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plate #33 collected in 1933: a) ID? fish; Aola Bay, Guadalcanal; May 23 (1.75/1). b) ID? goatfish; Uras Cove, Malaita; May 28 (2/1). c) ID? fish; Tai lagoon, Malaita; May 29 (1/1)

Two Specimens of Shrimp #2

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plate #56 a) ID? shrimp, larval?; Tulagi, Solomon Islands "around light"; June 26, 1933 (5/1). b) ID? shrimp; Ugi Island, Solomon Islands; June 28, 1933 (9/1)

Flamingo (head only)

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plate #205 In-color sketch of flamingo head; Charles (Santa María) Island, Galápagos; May 23 (1932?)

Penguin (head only)

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plate #206 In-color sketch of penguin head/torso; Albemarle (Isabela) Island, Galápagos; May 23 (1932?)

Duck (bill & foot details)

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plate -- Details of 1) upper bill, 2) foot, and 3) lower bill of duck specimen collected on west coast of Albemarle (Isabela) Island, Galápagos; May 25 (1932?)