Iridescent Collection (#2)

Hemiprocne mystacea, moustached treeswift
Plate 24 from John Goulds The Birds of Asia, Vol. 1, (1850-83). Hand coloured lithograph

Lophophorus impejanus, Himalayan monal
Plate 53 from John Goulds The Birds of Asia, Vol. 7, (1850-83). Hand coloured lithograph

Chalcophyllite
Chalcopyrite or copper pyrite comprises of (copper iron sulphide). Its a common mineral and found in almost all sulphide deposits

Ptiloris victoriae, Victorias riflebird
Plate 50, hand coloured lithograph by John and Elizabeth Gould from John Goulds The Birds of Australia, Supplementary volume, (1840-1848)

Dicrurus aeneus, bronzed drongo
Plate 44, watercolour by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn from her Neilgherry birds and Miscellaneous, (1858)

Lacewing in amber
Lacewings from the order Neuroptera are gauzy-winged insects, and seen here preserved inside Baltic amber. Specimen dates from the Upper Eocene

Heliodoxa imperatrix, empress brilliant
Plate 192, hand coloured lithograph by John and Elizabeth Gould from John Goulds A Monograph of the Trochilid, or Family of Hummingbirds, Vol.4, (1849-61)

Alcedo atthis, common kingfisher
Plate 61 from Archibald Thorburns second edtition of British Birds, Vol. 2 (1925)

Mayo Belwa, African meteorite
This meteorite formed in a similar way to some igneous rocks in the Earth, and not by condensation of dust from nebular gas. Image from From Behind The Scenes (1987) by Dr Lawrence Mound

Megascolia procer, wasp

Milionia paradisea

Labradorite carving

Carabus violaceus, violet ground beetle
A violet ground beetle is the U.Ks largest ground beetle, they are unable to fly, but travel quickly across the ground

Thalurania watertoni, long-tailed woodnymph
Plate 100, hand coloured lithograph from John Goulds A Monograph of the Trochilid, or Family of Hummingbirds, Vol.2, (1849-61)

Hematite
Iridescent crystalline mass of hematite (iron oxide) from Rio Marina, Elba. Specimen from the collections of the Natural History Museum, London

Phasianus colchicus, common pheasant
Watercolour by Frederick William Frohawk (1930). From Birds The Art of Ornithology by Jonathan Elphick, 2004

Pica pica, common magpie
Watercolour by John Gerrard Keulemans (c. 1896)

Ostrea sp. oyster with pearls
Oysters are bivalve molluscs found on the sea bed. Pearls, are smooth, spherical objects which can form inside their shells. They are considered valuable and are farmed and used to make jewellery

Alcedo hercules, great blue kingfisher
An illustration by an unknown artist, (c. 1830-40). Part of the Jardine Collection

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