Black SwanA very stylised airbrush painting by Malcolm Greensmith depicting a mysterious-looking Black Swan (Cygnus atratus) serenly swimming across dark, still waters, dark
Different types of colorful sea urchins and their spines.. Handcolored engraving from Charles d Orbignys Dictionnaire Universel d Histoire Naturelle (Universal Dictionary of Natural History), 1849
Sea urchins including edible sea urchin, Echinus esculentus, artichoke urchin, Echinus atratus, Breynia australasiae, etc
Crab plover, Dromas ardeola, and black swan, Cygnus atratus. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rene Primevere Lessons Complements de Buffon, Pourrat Freres, Paris, 1838
Dark green mammillaria cactus, Mammillaria atrata. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after a botanical illustration from William Jackson Hookers Botanical Magazine, London, 1838
Black swan, Cygnus atratus, and wild greylag goose, Anser anser.. Handcolored copperplate stipple engraving from Dumont de Sainte-Croixs Dictionary of Natural Science: Ornithology, Paris, France