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Prosobonia leucoptera, Tahiti sandpiper
Exocoetus volitans, tropical two-winged flyingfishFf. 240. Watercolour painting by George Forster made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)
Gallicolumba erythroptera, Polynesian ground doveFf. 136. Watercolour painting by George Forster annotated Columba leucophrys and made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)
Genyagnus monopterygius, spotted stargazerFf. 176. Pencil sketch by George Forster made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)
Treron pompadora, pompadour green pigeonPlate 79, painting by Pieter Cornelius de Bevere, from the Loten Collection of coloured drawings of Birds, Mammals, Insects & Plants, (1754-57)
Ducula pacifica, Pacific imperial pigeonFf. 139. Watercolour painting by George Forster annotated Columba globicera and made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)
Ff. 222 sketch by George ForsterFf. 222. Pencil sketch by George Forster made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75). Annotated Pseudocaranx dentex
Watling Drawing 194Caption describing a lizard in New South Wales, Australia
Atherinomorus lacunosus, hardyhead silversideFf. 51. Watercolour painting by George Forster annotated Psittacus cinereocephalus made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)
Tacca leontopetaloides, Indian arrowrootFinished watercolour by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage across the Pacific, 1768-1771. Illustration annotated Chaitaea tacca
Eudyptes chrysocome, rockhopper penguinFf. 45, watercolour by William Ellis from a collection of sketches of Mammals, Birds and Fish made on Captian James Cooks third voyage (1776-1780)
Arothron hispidus, stars and stripes toadfishFf. 245. Watercolour painting by George Forster made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)
Nemadactylus macropterus, tarakihiFf. 206. Watercolour painting by George Forster made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)
Swietenia sp. mahogony treePlate 81 from Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahamas, Vol 2, 1743 by Mark Catesby
Columba torringtoni, Sri Lanka woodpigeonPlate 83, painting by Pieter Cornelius de Bevere, from the Loten Collection of coloured drawings of Birds, Mammals, Insects & Plants, (1754-57)
Pavonia papilionaceaFinished watercolour by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage across the Pacific, 1768-1771. Illustration annotated Hibiscus papilionaceus
Collospermum hastatum, perching lilyFinished watercolour by Fred Polydore Nodder from an original outline drawing by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage across the Pacific, 1768-1771
Anhinga melanogaster, darterPlate 100, painting by Pieter Cornelius de Bevere, from the Loten Collection of coloured drawings of Birds, Mammals, Insects & Plants, (1754-57)
Deplanchea tetraphylla, golden bouquet treeFinished watercolour by Fred Polydore Nodder from an original outine drawing by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage across the Pacific, 1768-1771
Naucrates ductor, pilotfishFf. 86 Vol 2. Watercolour painting by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage to explore the southern continent 1768-1771
Albula vulpes, bonefishFf. 234. Pencil sketch by George Forster made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)
Luffa cylindrica var. leiocarpa, gourdFinished watercolour by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage across the Pacific, 1768-1771. Illustration annotated Cucurbita multiflora
Finschia novaeseelandiae, pipipiFf. 164. Watercolour painting by George Forster (1773) annotated Motacilla citrinella and made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)
Chrysocolaptes lucidus, greater flame-backed woodpeckerPlate 19, painting by Pieter Cornelius de Bevere, from the Loten Collection of coloured drawings of Birds, Mammals, Insects & Plants, (1754-57)
Ara ambiguus, great green macawPlate 6 painting by Louis Bourquet from Francois Le Vaillants Histoire Naturelle des Perroquets, Vol. 1, (1801). Annotated Le Grand Ara Militaire
Celmisia gracilenta, dainty daisyFinished watercolour by Fred Polydore Nodder from an original outline drawing by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage across the Pacific, 1768-1771
Treron vernans, pink-necked green pigeonPlate 81, painting by Pieter Cornelius de Bevere, from the Loten Collection of coloured drawings of Birds, Mammals, Insects & Plants, (1754-57)
Leptailurus serval, servalFf. 5. Felis capensis. Painting by George Forster (1754-1794), made during Captain Cooks second voyage of discovery, 1772-1775
Motacilla flava cinereocapilla, yellow wagtailPlate 61, painting by Pieter Cornelius de Bevere, from the Loten Collection of coloured drawings of Birds, Mammals, Insects & Plants, (1754-57)
Forsterygion varium, variable triplefinFf. 185. Watercolour painting by George Forster made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)
Pseudopanax arboreus, five fingerFinished watercolour by Fred Polydore Nodder from an original outline drawing by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage across the Pacific, 1768-1771
Euplectes orix, southern red bishopFf. 152. Watercolour painting by George Forster annotated Loxia orix and made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)
Aphrastura spinicauda, thorn-tailed rayaditoFf. 161. Watercolour painting by George Forster annotated Motacilla seticulada and made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)
Eos rubra, red loryPlate 14, painting by Pieter Cornelius de Bevere, from the Loten Collection of coloured drawings of Birds, Mammals, Insects & Plants, (1754-57)
Dendrobium involutum, ladder orchidFinished watercolour by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage across the Pacific, 1768-1771. Illustration annotated Epidendrum myrtifolium
Aratinga solistaris, sun parakeetPlate 20 painting by Louis Bourquet from Francois Le Vaillants Histoire Naturelle des Perroquets, Vol. 1, (1801). Annotated La Perruche Ara Guarouba, jeune age
Drepanis pacifica, Hawaii mamoFf. 27, watercolour by William Ellis from a collection of sketches of Mammals, Birds and Fish made on Captian James Cooks third voyage (1776-1780)
Latris lineata, striped trumpeterFf. 204. Watercolour painting by George Forster made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)
Metrosideros collina, metrosideros springfireFinished watercolour by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage across the Pacific, 1768-1771. Illustration annotated Metrosideros spectabilis
Phalacrocorax magellanicus, rock shagFf. 105. Watercolour painting by George Forster annotated Pelecanus magellanicus and made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)
Petroica australis, New Zealand robinFf. 148. Watercolour painting by George Forster (1773) annotated Turdus ochrotarsus and made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)
Tetragonia trigyna, spinachFinished watercolour by Fred Polydore Nodder from an original outline drawing by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage across the Pacific, 1768-1771
Chelonia mydas, green sea turtleZoological drawing 44 (1:40). Pencil sketch by Sydney Parkinson (1745-1771) from Sir Joseph Banks commission of natural history drawings on Captain James Cooks first voyage of the Pacific, 1768-1771
Plate 98 by William EllisPlate 98 from a collection of watercolour sketches by William W. Ellis (?-1785) made on Captain James Cooks third voyage to explore the south (1776-1780)
Erythrura psittacea, red-throated parrotfinchFf. 153. Watercolour painting by George Forster annotated Loxia pulchella and made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)