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Alcidae Collection

Background imageAlcidae Collection: Pinguinus impennis, great auk

Pinguinus impennis, great auk
Oil painting on canvas by John Gerrad Keulemans (undated). 229 x 205

Background imageAlcidae Collection: Pinguinus impennis, great auk

Pinguinus impennis, great auk
1 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

Background imageAlcidae Collection: Spallanzanis great auk egg

Spallanzanis great auk egg
Spallanzanis 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

Background imageAlcidae Collection: Tristrams great auk egg

Tristrams great auk egg
Tristrams 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

Background imageAlcidae Collection: Walter Rothschilds great auk egg

Walter Rothschilds great auk egg
Walter 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

Background imageAlcidae Collection: Lord Lilfords great auk egg

Lord Lilfords great auk egg
Lord 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

Background imageAlcidae Collection: Bullocks great auk (Pinguinus impennis) egg

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

Background imageAlcidae Collection: Great auk, Pinguinus impennis

Great auk, Pinguinus impennis
The 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

Background imageAlcidae Collection: Dr Leachs 139 great auk egg

Dr Leachs 139 great auk egg
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

Background imageAlcidae Collection: Aethia cristatella, crested auklet

Aethia cristatella, crested auklet
Ff. 38, watercolour by William Ellis from a collection of sketches of Mammals, Birds and Fish made on Captian James Cooks third voyage (1776-1780)

Background imageAlcidae Collection: Uria lomvia, thick-billed murre

Uria lomvia, thick-billed murre
Plate 245 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

Background imageAlcidae Collection: Uria aalge, guillemot

Uria aalge, guillemot
Plate 218 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

Background imageAlcidae Collection: Cepphus grylle, black guillemot

Cepphus grylle, black guillemot
Plate 219 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

Background imageAlcidae Collection: Alca torda, razorbill

Alca torda, razorbill
Plate 214 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

Background imageAlcidae Collection: Fratercula cirrhata, tufted puffin

Fratercula cirrhata, tufted puffin
Plate 249 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

Background imageAlcidae Collection: Fratercula artica, Atlantic puffin

Fratercula artica, Atlantic puffin
Plate 213 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

Background imageAlcidae Collection: Fractercula arctica, Atlantic puffin, Uria aalge, guillemot

Fractercula arctica, Atlantic puffin, Uria aalge, guillemot
Plate 242 from Charles Sigisbert Sonninis Oiseaux, Vol. 62

Background imageAlcidae Collection: Great Auk Eggs

Great Auk Eggs
Illustration of Great Auk Eggs by Henrik Gronvold (1858-1940)

Background imageAlcidae Collection: Alca torda, razorbill feathers

Alca torda, razorbill feathers
Feathers from a razorbill (Alca torda). The razorbill is breeds in coastal regions of northern Europe including Britain and Scandinavia. During the winter months it may be seen in Spain and Morocco

Background imageAlcidae Collection: Brachyramphus marmoratus, marbled murrelet

Brachyramphus marmoratus, marbled murrelet
Plate 430 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

Background imageAlcidae Collection: Fratercula corniculata, horned puffin

Fratercula corniculata, horned puffin
Plate 293 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

Background imageAlcidae Collection: Alle alle, little auk

Alle alle, little auk
Plate 339 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

Background imageAlcidae Collection: Synthliboramphus antiquus, Aethia cristatella, A. pusilla, C

Synthliboramphus antiquus, Aethia cristatella, A. pusilla, C
Plate 402 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

Background imageAlcidae Collection: Fratercula arctica, Atlantic puffin

Fratercula arctica, Atlantic puffin
Watercolour by Henrik Gr� ld (c. 1926)

Background imageAlcidae Collection: Uria lomvia, Brunnichs guillemot, U. aalge, guillemot

Uria lomvia, Brunnichs guillemot, U. aalge, guillemot
Watecolour by Archilbald Thornburn



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