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Spandrels | Bird common name | Scientific name |
1 Venus shows Psyche to cupid | -- | -- |
2 Cupid and the Three Graces | -- | -- |
3 Venus, Ceres, and Juno | Common Peafowl | Pavo cristatus |
4 Venus in her chariot | L., R: Pos. Blue Tits sp.; Rock Doves (white form) |
Parus caeruleus; Columba livia |
5 Venus before Jupiter | White Rock Doves; Golden Eagle |
Columba livia; Aquila chrysaetos |
6 Mercury | -- | -- |
7 Psyche is borne to Olympus | -- | -- |
8 Psyche before Venus | White Rock Doves | Columba livia |
9 Jupiter kisses Cupid | Golden Eagle | Aquila chrysaetos |
10 Mercury and Psyche | Fanciful Pheasant? | Phasianus sp. ? |
Serveries | ||
A Amorino w/attributes of Cupid | Pos. Wheatears? (unidentifiable) | Oenanthe oenanthe |
B Amorino w/attributes of Jupiter | Poss. Long-legged Buzzard | Buteo rufinus |
C Amorino w/attributes of Neptune | L. Pos. Snipe or Woodcock R. Pos. Rock Dove |
Gallinago gallinago / Scolopax rusticola; Columba livia |
D Amorino w/attributes of Pluto | Two bats, species unknown | |
E Amorino w/attributes of Mars | Top: Pos. Wagtail sp. Left: Kestrel Right: Great Tits; Harrier sp. |
Motacilla sp. Falco tinnunculus Parus major; Circus sp. |
F Amorino w/attributes of Apollo | Swallow | Hirundo rustica |
G Amorino w/attributes of Mercury | Poss. Black-throated Thrush or fanciful Wagtail ? | Turdus ruficollis |
H Amorino w/attributes of Bacchus | -- | -- |
I Amorino w/attributes of Pan | L. cor: Little or Scops Owl in cen; Hoopoe on R.; Blackbird at bottom; pos. Sparrows or Brambling above |
Athene noctue or Otus scops; Upupa epops; Turdus merulo; Fringilla montifringilla |
J Amorino w/attributes of Minerva | Pos. Great tits; Large dove sp. | Parus major |
K Amorino w/attributes of warrior god | -- | -- |
L Amorino w/attributes of Hercules | Unidentifiable birdlet | -- |
M Amorino w/attributes of Vulcan | R: Swallow; L: unidentifiable | Hirundo rustica |
N Amorino w/ with lion and seahorse | -- | -- |