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White-breasted Waterhen (Amaurornis phoenicurus)
White-breasted Waterhen (Amaurornis phoenicurus)
CA RBD MSG BW003-1-053 · Item · [between 1801 and 1807?]
Part of Gwillim Collection

Painting of a waterbird with light black back and bright orange under-tail and white breast, with bright spot of orange on top of beak. Long extended claws at shoreline, partial background of water and reed plants. Inscription in bottom left reads, "White-breasted water hen (Amaurornis phoenicurus)."

 Gwillim, Elizabeth, 1763-1807
White-breasted Kingfisher
White-breasted Kingfisher
CA RBD MSG BW002-747 · Item · 1741
Part of Taylor White Collection

Drawing of a trio of White-throated Kingfishers from 18th century specimens [modern geographical distribution: the Middle East, India, and Southeast Asia].

 Collins, Charles
White-breasted Kingfisher
White-breasted Kingfisher
CA RBD MSG BW002-748 · Item · undated
Part of Taylor White Collection

Drawing of a White-throated Kingfisher from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: the Middle East, India, and Southeast Asia].

 Albin, Eleazar, active 1713-1759
White-bellied drongo (Dicrurus caerulescens)
White-bellied drongo (Dicrurus caerulescens)
CA RBD MSG BW003-1-110 · Item · [between 1801 and 1807?]
Part of Gwillim Collection

Painting of a dark, red-eyed bird with lighter chest and white belly. No background. Large number of very faint pencilled notes on front in lower left and upper right hand corners.

 Gwillim, Elizabeth, 1763-1807
White, Paul Dudley. – Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston.
CA OSLER P111-1-22-12 · Item · 22 May 1928
Part of Maude Abbott Collection

“We have made a striking discovery. You may recall that the fourth case of congenital heart disease which we reported in Rochester, New York, last year was still alive at the age of 58 ½ years. We were bold enough to make a diagnosis as you may remember of Tetralogy of Fallot. The paper was published in the American Heart Journal for last October, Volume III, page 77…Two weeks ago he had left hemiplegia which persisted completely. He died three days ago at the age of 59 and a little less than 8 months. His heart showed a moderately large interventricular septal defect about 3 cm in diameter with low pulmonic or rather infundibular stenosis, dextroposition of the aorta and a large right ventricle, thus confirming the diagnosis of Tetralogy of Fallot….”