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Nyctea scandiaca, snowy owlPlate 34 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 1 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph
Psittacula eupatria, Alexandrine parakeetPlate 8, painting by Pieter Cornelius de Bevere, from the Loten Collection of coloured drawings of Birds, Mammals, Insects & Plants, (1754-57)
Raphus cucullatus, dodoA mounted specimen of the extinct flightless bird, the dodo (Raphus cucullatus). The dodo lived on the island of Mauritius and became extinct during the late 1600s
Raphus solitarius, Reunion white dodoPlate 25 from Extinct and Vanishing Birds of the World (1907) by Lord Lionel Walter Rothschild
Colaptes auratus, northern flickerPlate 37 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
Falco sparverius, American kestrelPlate 142 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
Falco rusticolus, gyrfalconPlate from Hermann Schlegel and A.H. Verster de Wulverhursts Traite de Fauconnerie (1844-1853)
Alopochen aegyptiaca, Egyptian goosePlate 5 from William MacGillivrays Watercolour drawings of British Animals (1831-1841)
Nyctanassa violacea, yellow-crowned night heronPlate 79, hand coloured etching from The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama islands (1731-43) Vol. 1 by Mark Catesby
Pinguinus impennis, great auk1 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
Caprimulgus vociferus, whip-poor-willPlate 82 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
Callipepla californica, Californian quailPlate 413 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
Pharomacrus mocinno, resplendent quetzal
Carduelis psaltria, Icterus galbula, I. Bullockii, Seiurus nPlate 433 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
Bombycilla cedrorum, cedar waxwingPlate 43 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
Sturnella magna, eastern meadowlarkPlate 136 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
Grey-rumped Tree SwiftIllustration of a Grey-rumped Tree Swift by William Swainson (1789-1855)
Egretta garzetta, little egretA watercolour by James Hope Stewart, c. 1825-35. From Sir William Jardines The Naturalists Library
Ramphastos vitillenus, channel-billed toucan
Sketch of an elephant, with descriptive notesOriginal watercolour drawings and illustrated MS relating to Indian Birds, forming one of a set of volumes from which the illustrated MS work by Tickell on Mammals, &c
Spotted Red Shank (male) Watercolour Plate 35Original watercolour drawings and illustrated MS relating to Indian Birds, forming one of a set of volumes from which the illustrated MS work by Tickell on Mammals, &c
New Zealand Quail Koreke (male and female)New Zealand Quail Koreke, Coturnix novaeseelandiae (male and female). Artwork by JG Keulemans from Sir Walter Lawry Bullers A History of the Birds of New Zealand, Vol.2 Plate 24 Date: 1888
Didus ineptus, dodo designDrawing 51 Vol 2 by Alfred Waterhouse for the ornamentation of the panel over doorway in the South East gallery, first floor of the Natural History Museum, London, 1875
Cactua moluccensis, salmon-crested cockatooLarge Series plate 24, a watercolour from the John Reeves Collection of Zoological Drawings from Canton, China. The plant is Erythrina arborescens
Phalcoboenus australis, striated caracaraFf. 37. Watercolour painting by George Forster (1773) annotated Falco harpe mas junior and made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)
Ardea herodias, great blue heronPlate 211 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
Riparia riparia, Hirundo rustica, Delichon urbicaPlate 36 from Archibald Thorburns second edtition of British Birds, Vol. 1 (1925)
Parus palustris, P. major, P. ater, P. cristatus, P. caeruleuPlate 10 from Archibald Thorburns first edition of British Birds, Vol.1 (1915)
Cacatua leadbeateri, Major Mitchells cockatooPlate 2, hand coloured lihtograph by John and Elizabeth Gould from John Goulds The Birds of Australia, Vol. 5 (1840-1848)
Erithacus rubecula, European robinAn European robin (Erithacus rubecula) in flight, U.K. Photographed by Frank Greenaway
Tragopan melanocephala, western tragopanPlate 23 by Joseph Wolf from Daniel Giraud Elliots A Monograph of the Phasianid, or Family of the Pheasants, (1872)
Phasianus colchicus decollatus, common (Chinese ringless) phPlate 57 by Joseph Wolf from Daniel Giraud Elliots A Monograph of the Phasianid, or Family of the Pheasants, (1872)
Turdus philomelos, song thrushPlate 19 from Henry Eeles Dressers A History of the Birds of Europe.. (1871-96)
Ceratagymna elata, yellow-casqued hornbillWatercolour and gouache John Gerrard Keulemans
Paradise Shelduck Putangitangi, Tadorna variegata (female and male). Artwork by JG Keulemans from Sir Walter Lawry Bullers A History of the Birds of New Zealand, Vol.3 Plate 44 Date: 1888
Tyrannosaurus rex skeletonA skeleton of the carnivorous dinosaur, Tyrannosaurus rex at the Natural History Museum. The Tyrannosaurus rex, which grew up to around 12 metres long lived 67 to 65 million years ago during
Aquila chrysaetus, golden eaglePlate 78 from Archibald Thorburns second edtition of British Birds, Vol. 2 (1925)
Jynx torquilla, wryneck, Dendrocopos major, great spotted woPlate 60 from Archibald Thorburns second edtition of British Birds, Vol. 2 (1925)
Gracula religiosa indica, lesser hill mynaPlate 73, painting by Pieter Cornelius de Bevere, from the Loten Collection of coloured drawings of Birds, Mammals, Insects & Plants, (1754-57)
Upupa epops, common hoopoePlate 55, painting by Pieter Cornelius de Bevere, from the Loten Collection of coloured drawings of Birds, Mammals, Insects & Plants, (1754-57)
Centropus sinensis, greater coucalPlate 27, painting by Pieter Cornelius de Bevere, from the Loten Collection of coloured drawings of Birds, Mammals, Insects & Plants, (1754-57)
An Asian parrot illustrationFrom a collection of coloured drawings of Birds, Mammals, Insects & Plants, painted from life for J. G. Loten, Dutch Governor of Ceylon (1752-1757) by P
Mergellus albellus, smewPlate 37 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 5 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph
Gavia stellata, red-throated diverPlate 45 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 5 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph
Motacilla alba, white wagtailPlate 2 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 3 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph
Crex crex, corncrakePlate 87 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 4 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph
Carduelis flammea cabaret, lesser redpollPlate 52 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 3 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph
Lanius collurio, red-backed shrikePlate 15 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 2 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph