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Alcedinidae Collection

Background imageAlcedinidae Collection: Dacelo novaeguineae, laughing kookaburra

Dacelo novaeguineae, laughing kookaburra
Drawing No. 57, watercolour by George Raper (1792) from The Raper Collection

Background imageAlcedinidae Collection: Alcedo athhis, common kingfisher

Alcedo athhis, common kingfisher
Watercolour by Charles F. Tunnicliffe (c. 1973)

Background imageAlcedinidae Collection: Todiramphus sanctus, sacred kingfisher

Todiramphus sanctus, sacred kingfisher
Ff. 59. Watercolour painting by George Forster (1773) annotated Alcedo cyanea and made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)

Background imageAlcedinidae Collection: Pelargopsis capensis, stork-billed kingfisher

Pelargopsis capensis, stork-billed kingfisher
Plate 31, painting by Pieter Cornelius de Bevere, from the Loten Collection of coloured drawings of Birds, Mammals, Insects & Plants, (1754-57)

Background imageAlcedinidae Collection: Pied Kingfisher, Ceryle rudis

Pied Kingfisher, Ceryle rudis
Number 5 of 61 watercolour drawings of birds from the Himalaya Mountains in the collection of Lady Mary Bentinck. Artist unknown, date 1833, Library & Archives ref: Z88 f BEN Date: 1833

Background imageAlcedinidae Collection: White-throated kingfisher, Halcyon smymensis

White-throated kingfisher, Halcyon smymensis
Number 6 of 61 watercolour drawings of birds from the Himalaya Mountains in the collection of Lady Mary Bentinck. Artist unknown, date 1833, Library & Archives ref: Z88 f BEN Date: 1833

Background imageAlcedinidae Collection: Dacela novaeguineae, laughing kookaburra

Dacela novaeguineae, laughing kookaburra
Watercolour 159 by the Port Jackson Painter from the Watling Collection titled Great Brown Kingfisher, Goo-ge-na-gan

Background imageAlcedinidae Collection: Ceryle rudis, pied kingfisher

Ceryle rudis, pied kingfisher
Plate 32, painting by Pieter Cornelius de Bevere, from the Loten Collection of coloured drawings of Birds, Mammals, Insects & Plants, (1754-57)

Background imageAlcedinidae Collection: Ceyx erithaca, Oriental dwarf kingfisher

Ceyx erithaca, Oriental dwarf kingfisher
Plate 36, painting by Pieter Cornelius de Bevere, from the Loten Collection of coloured drawings of Birds, Mammals, Insects & Plants, (1754-57)

Background imageAlcedinidae Collection: Mergus merganser, goosander, Alcedo atthis, common kingfishe

Mergus merganser, goosander, Alcedo atthis, common kingfishe
Plate 34 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 5 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph

Background imageAlcedinidae Collection: Tanysiptera sylvia, buff-breasted paradise kingfisher

Tanysiptera sylvia, buff-breasted paradise kingfisher
Plate 50 from John Goulds The Birds of New Guinea, Vol. 4 (1875-88). Hand coloured lithograph

Background imageAlcedinidae Collection: Todiramphus leucopygius, ultramarine kingfisher

Todiramphus leucopygius, ultramarine kingfisher
Plate 55 from John Goulds The Birds of New Guinea, Vol. 4 (1875-88). Hand coloured lithograph

Background imageAlcedinidae Collection: Dacelo tyro, spangled kookaburra

Dacelo tyro, spangled kookaburra
Plate 51 from John Goulds The Birds of Asia, Vol. 1, (1850-83). Hand coloured lithograph

Background imageAlcedinidae Collection: Halcyon leucocephala, grey-headed kingfisher

Halcyon leucocephala, grey-headed kingfisher
Ff. 60. Watercolour painting by George Forster annotated Alcedo cancrophaga made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)

Background imageAlcedinidae Collection: Alcedo atthis bengalensis, common kingfisher

Alcedo atthis bengalensis, common kingfisher
Plate 17, watercolour by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn from her Neilgherry birds and Miscellaneous, (1858)

Background imageAlcedinidae Collection: Halcyon smyrnensis, white-throated kingfisher

Halcyon smyrnensis, white-throated kingfisher
Plate 53, watercolour by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn from her Neilgherry birds and Miscellaneous, (1858)

Background imageAlcedinidae Collection: Todiramphus sanctus, Malurus melanocephala

Todiramphus sanctus, Malurus melanocephala
Drawing No. 43, watercolour by George Raper (1792) from The Raper Collection

Background imageAlcedinidae Collection: Megaceryle alcyon, belted kingfisher

Megaceryle alcyon, belted kingfisher
Plate 69, hand coloured etching from The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama islands (1731-43) Vol. 1 by Mark Catesby

Background imageAlcedinidae Collection: Todiramphus sanctus, sacred kingfisher

Todiramphus sanctus, sacred kingfisher
Watercolour 160 by the Port Jackson Painter from the Watling Collection titled Sacred Kingfisher

Background imageAlcedinidae Collection: Alcedo atthis, common kingfisher

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

Background imageAlcedinidae Collection: Alcedo hercules, great blue kingfisher

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


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