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Pinguinus impennis, great aukOil painting on canvas by John Gerrad Keulemans (undated). 229 x 205
Pinguinus impennis, great auk1 of 6 shots of Dr Leachs 139 great auk (Pinguinus impennis) egg held in the Natural History Museum at Tring. The great auk was hunted to extinction in the middle of the 19th Century
Spotted Red Shank (male) Watercolour Plate 35Original watercolour drawings and illustrated MS relating to Indian Birds, forming one of a set of volumes from which the illustrated MS work by Tickell on Mammals, &c
Charadrius melodus, piping ploverPlate 220 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1834-35), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London
Sterna antillarum, least ternPlate 319 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1835-38), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London
Austalian estrildid finchesAn illustration by M. W. Woodcock of some Australian estrildids, published in Derek Goodwins Estrildid Finches of the World (1982). Page 96, Plate 2
Sterna albifrons, little ternPlate 73 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 5 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph
Tringa ochropus, green sandpiperPlate 56 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 4 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph
Tringa glareola, wood sandpiperPlate 57 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 4 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph
Burhinus grallarius, skeleton Gould CollectionBush stone-curlew, Burhinus grallarius, skeleton collected in Port Essington, Northern Territory, Australia
Spallanzanis great auk eggSpallanzanis great auk (Pinguinus impennis) egg held in the Natural History Museum at Tring. The great auk was hunted to extinction in the middle of the 19th Century
Tristrams great auk eggTristrams great auk (Pinguinus impennis) egg held in the Natural History Museum at Tring. The great auk was hunted to extinction in the middle of the 19th Century
Walter Rothschilds great auk eggWalter Rothschilds great auk (Pinguinus impennis) egg held in the Natural History Museum at Tring. The great auk was hunted to extinction in the middle of the 19th Century
Lord Lilfords great auk eggLord Lilfords great auk (Pinguinus impennis) egg held in the Natural History Museum at Tring. Also known as the Royal College of Surgeons egg No.6 The great auk was hunted to extinction in the middle
Bullocks great auk (Pinguinus impennis) egg held in the Natural History Museum at Tring. The great auk was hunted to extinction in the middle of the 19th Century. 1962.1.5 (composite image) Date: 1962
Great auk, Pinguinus impennisThe great auk, Pinguinus impennis, is one of the most powerful symbols of the damage humans can cause. The species was driven extinct as a result of centuries of intense human exploitation
Phalaropus tricolor, Wilsons phalaropePlate 254 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1834-35), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London
Xenus cinereusTerek sandpiper, Xenus cinereus, specimen, collected by Captain William Chambers in the Cobourg Peninsula in Port Essington, Northern Territory, Australia
Turnix castanota egg, from Gould CollectionEgg of the Chestnut-backed Buttonquail, Turnix castanota, collected by John Gilbert in Port Essington, Northern Territory, Australia, 5th March 1841 Date: 1841
Cream-coloured courser (juvenile)Watercolour painting of the Courvite by Ann Latham (1772- after 1837). Held in the Library and Archives
Dr Leachs 139 great auk eggDr Leachs 139 great auk (Pinguinus impennis) egg held in the Natural History Museum at Tring. The great auk was hunted to extinction in the middle of the 19th Century
Shore Plover Tuturuatu, Wrybill Ngutu PareShore Plover Tuturuatu, Thinornis novaeseelandiae. Wrybill Ngutu Pare, Anarchynchus frontalis. Artwork by JG Keulemans from Sir Walter Lawry Bullers A History of the Birds of New Zealand
Red-necked Avocet and Pied Stilt PoakaRed-necked Avocet, Recurvirostra novaehollandiae. Pied Stilt Poaka, Himantopus leucocephalus. Black Stilt Kaki, Himantopus novazelandiae
Snares Island Snipe and Bar-Tailed GodwitSnares Island Snipe Tutukiwi, Coenocorypha huegeli. Bar-tailed Godwit Kuaka, Limosa lapponica. Artwork by JG Keulemans from Sir Walter Lawry Bullers A History of the Birds of New Zealand
Black-Billed Gull and Red-Billed GullBlack-Billed Gull Tarapuka, Larus bulleri. Red-Billed Gull Tarapunga, Larus novaehollandiae scopulinus. Artwork by JG Keulemans from Sir Walter Lawry Bullers A History of the Birds of New Zealand
Black-Fronted and White-Fronted TernsBlack Fronted Tern Tarapirohe, Chlidonias albostriatus. White Fronted Tern Tara, Sterna striata. Artwork by JG Keulemans from Sir Walter Lawry Bullers A History of the Birds of New Zealand
Ascension, Terns and NoddiesIllustration (p.538) from Charles Darwins Journal of Researches, first illustrated edition 1890
Wildlife Photographer of the Year 1987Wildlife Photographer of the Year advertisement poster featuring the photograph Oyster Catcher by Mike Wilkes (Winner: Animal Potraits)
Common SnipeIlllustration of a Common Snipe by Alexander Wilson (1766-1813)
Rosss GullIllustration of Rosss Gull by William Jardine
Haematopus ostralegus, Eurasian oystercatcherPlate 18 from William MacGillivrays Watercolour drawings of British Animals (1831-1841)
Numenius arquata, Eurasian curlewPlate 17 from William MacGillivrays Watercolour drawings of British Animals (1831-1841)
Lymnocryptes minimus, jack snipePlate 80 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 4 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph
Burhinus oedicnemus, Eurasian stone curlewPlate 35 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 4 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph
Pluvalis squatarola, grey plover and other owlsLarge Series plate 6, a watercolour from the John Reeves Collection of Zoological Drawings from Canton, China
Philomacus pugnax, ruffPlate 62 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 4 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph
Himantopus himantopus, black-winged stiltLarge Series plate 62, a watercolour from the John Reeves Collection of Zoological Drawings from Canton, China
Turnix sylvaticus, Common buttonquailPlate 16 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 4 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph
Stercorarius skua, great skuaPlate 78 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 5 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph
Cursorius cursor, cream-coloured courserPlate 44 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 4 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph
Tringa totanus, common redshankPlate 54 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 4 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph
Glareola pratincola, collared pratincolePlate 46 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 4 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph
Limosa limosa, black-tailed godwitPlate 50 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 4 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph
Chlidonias leucopterus, white-winged black ternPlate 76 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 5 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph
Pluvialis apricaria, Eurasian golden plover
Xema sabini, Sabines gullPlate 67 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 5 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph
Calidris minuta, little stintPlate 72 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 4 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph
Limnodromus griseus, short-billed dowitcherPlate 76 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 4 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph