Emberiza calandra, corn buntingPlate 26 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 3 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph
Gracula religiosa indica, Acridotheres cristellus, ParoariaLarge Series plate 12, a watercolour from the John Reeves Collection of Zoological Drawings from Canton, China
Botany staff, March 1900. The Natural History Museum, LondoRobert Hugh Bunting photographed his colleagues in a relaxed mood during March 1900
Emberiza rustica, rustic buntingPlate 24 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 3 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph
Emberiza hortulana, ortolan buntingPlate 27 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 3 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph
Emberiza pusilla, little buntingPlate 25 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 3 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph
Emberiza cirlus, cirl buntingPlate 23 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 3 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph
Emberiza melanocephala, black-headed buntingPlate 28 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 3 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph
Emberiza schoeniclus, reed buntingPlate 29 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 3 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph
Passerina ciris, painted buntingPlate 44, hand coloured etching from The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama islands (1731-43) Vol. 1 by Mark Catesby
Pipilo fuscus, canyon towhee, pipilo erythropthalmus, easterPlate 34, hand coloured etching from The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama islands (1731-43) Vol. 1 by Mark Catesby
Paroaria coronata, red-crested cardinalPlate 157 from William MacGillivrays Watercolour drawings of British Animals (1831-1841)
Scientists at play, 1899An attendant in the Botany Library, Robert Hugh Bunting captured his colleagues at play in this humorous private photograph of Museum life taken in 1899
Emberiza citrinella, yellowhammerPlate 178 from William MacGillivrays Watercolour drawings of British Animals (1831-1841)
Miliaria calandra, corn buntingPlate 154 from William MacGillivrays Watercolour drawings of British Animals (1831-1841)
Aimophila aestivalis, Bachmans sparrowPlate 165 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1831-34), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London
Pipilo erythropthalmus, eastern towheePlate 29 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1827-30), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London
Passerella iliaca, fox sparrowPlate 108 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1831-34), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London
Zonotrichia leucophrys, white crowned sparrowPlate 114 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1831-34), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London
Plectrophenax nivalis, snow buntingPlate 189 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1831-34), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London
Thryothorus ludovicianus, Carolina wrenPlate 78 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1827-30), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London
Spizella arborea, American tree sparrowPlate 188 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1831-34), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London
Passerina cyanea, indigo buntingPlate 74 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1827-30), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London
Ammodramus caudacutus, saltmarsh sharp-tailed sparrowPlate 149 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1831-34), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London
Ammodramus henslowii, Henslows sparrowPlate 70 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1827-30), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London
Melospiza georgiana, swamp sparrowPlate 64 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1827-30), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London
Melospiza lincolnii, Lincolns sparrowPlate 193 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1831-34), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London
Pooecetes gramineus, vesper sparrowPlate 94 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1827-30), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London
Melospiza melodia, song sparrowPlate 25 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1827-30), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London
Spizella pusilla, field sparrowPlate 139 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1831-34), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London
Passerculus sandwichensis, Savannah sparrowPlate 109 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1831-34), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London
Ammodramus savannarum, grasshopper sparrowPlate 130 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1831-34), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London
Junco hyemalis, dark-eyed juncoPlate 36, hand coloured etching from The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama islands (1731-43) Vol. 1 by Mark Catesby
Emberiza stewarti, white-capped buntingWhite-capped bunting egg specimens
Emberiza leucocephalos, pine bunting eggsFour pine bunting egg specimens
Zonotrichia albicollis, white-throated sparrowPlate 8 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1827-30), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved by W.H. Lizars, Edinburgh, retouched by R. Havell & Son, London
Spizella passerina, chipping sparrowPlate 104 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1831-34), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London
Ammodramus maritimus, seaside sparrowPlate 355 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
Molothrus ater, Passerella iliaca, Carpodacus mexicanus, PasPlate 424 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
Carduelis psaltria, Carduelis hornemanni, Calcarius pictusPlate 400 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
Spizella pallida, Junco hyemalis, Passerina amoenaPlate 398 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
Calcarius ornatus Carduelis magellanica Zonotrichia atricapiPlate 394 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
Calamospiza melanocorys, Chondestes grammacus, Melospiza melPlate 390 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
