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Aves Collection (page 4)

Background imageAves Collection: Moho nobilis, Hawaii o-o

Moho nobilis, Hawaii o-o
Moho nobilis. Ff. 26, watercolour by William Ellis from a collection of sketches of Mammals, Birds and Fish made on Captian James Cooks third voyage (1776-1780)

Background imageAves Collection: Carduelis spinus, Eurasian siskin

Carduelis spinus, Eurasian siskin
Plate 37 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 3 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph

Background imageAves Collection: Thalassarche chlororhynchos, yellow-nosed albatross

Thalassarche chlororhynchos, yellow-nosed albatross

Background imageAves Collection: Bucephala clangula, common goldeneye

Bucephala clangula, common goldeneye
Plate 31 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 5 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph

Background imageAves Collection: Motacilla flava thunbergi, yellow wagtail

Motacilla flava thunbergi, yellow wagtail
Plate 4 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 3 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph

Background imageAves Collection: Psittacula krameri manillensis, Indian ringneck parakeet (Lu

Psittacula krameri manillensis, Indian ringneck parakeet (Lu
Plate 33 from Edward Lears Illustrations of the Family of Psittacidae or Parrots (1832). Hand coloured lithograph

Background imageAves Collection: Megalaima zeylanica, brown-headed barbet

Megalaima zeylanica, brown-headed barbet
Plate 28, painting by Pieter Cornelius de Bevere, from the Loten Collection of coloured drawings of Birds, Mammals, Insects & Plants, (1754-57)

Background imageAves Collection: Cygnus columbianus, tundra swan

Cygnus columbianus, tundra swan
Plate 10 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 5 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph

Background imageAves Collection: Scene in New Zealand, with some of its remarkable birds

Scene in New Zealand, with some of its remarkable birds
Plate 13 from Alfred Russel Wallaces The Geographical Distribution of Animals, (1876)

Background imageAves Collection: Inachis io Linneaus, peacock butterfly

Inachis io Linneaus, peacock butterfly
Close up of wing of peacock butterfly from the family Nymphalida. Magnified wing detail from specimen held at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageAves Collection: Strelitzia reginae, bird of paradise

Strelitzia reginae, bird of paradise
Engraving by Phelippeaux after a painting from Choix Des Plus Belles Fleurs by Pierre Joseph Redoute (1759-1840)

Background imageAves Collection: Semioptera wallacei, standardwing

Semioptera wallacei, standardwing
Plate 52, hand coloured lithograph by John and Elizabeth Gould from John Goulds The Birds of Australia, Supplementary volume, (1840-1848)

Background imageAves Collection: Anas undulata, yellow-billed duck

Anas undulata, yellow-billed duck
Ff. 72. Watercolour painting by George Forster annotated Anas xanthorynchus and made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)

Background imageAves Collection: Anas erythrorhyncha, red-billed duck

Anas erythrorhyncha, red-billed duck
Ff. 73. Watercolour painting by George Forster annotated Anas pyrrhoryncha and made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)

Background imageAves Collection: Vermivora bachmanii, Bachmans warbler

Vermivora bachmanii, Bachmans warbler
Plate 185 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

Background imageAves Collection: Augustus H. Bishop with elephant tusks, May 1912

Augustus H. Bishop with elephant tusks, May 1912
Augustus Bishop arrived at the Museum in 1904, aged 23, after three years training as a taxidermist

Background imageAves Collection: Sula capensis, Cape Gannet

Sula capensis, Cape Gannet
Plate 2 from William MacGillivrays Watercolour drawings of British Animals (1831-1841)

Background imageAves Collection: Entomyzon cyanotis, blue-faced honeyeater

Entomyzon cyanotis, blue-faced honeyeater
Drawing No. 49, watercolour by George Raper (1792) from The Raper Collection

Background imageAves Collection: Common Shelduck

Common Shelduck
Illustration of a Common Shelduck by Peter Pallou

Background imageAves Collection: Pukeko, Porphyrio melanotus melanotus

Pukeko, Porphyrio melanotus melanotus (partial albino on left). Artwork by JG Keulemans from Sir Walter Lawry Bullers A History of the Birds of New Zealand, Vol.2 Plate 32 Date: 1888

Background imageAves Collection: Kodak jar with pebbles from Emperor Penguin (Aptenodytes for

Kodak jar with pebbles from Emperor Penguin (Aptenodytes for
Kodak jar with pebbles from emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) stomach Collected by Scotts British Antarctic Expedition 1910-1913, also known as the Terra Nova expedition

Background imageAves Collection: LS Plate 2 from the John Reeves Collection

LS Plate 2 from the John Reeves Collection
Large Series plate 2, a watercolour from the John Reeves Collection of Zoological Drawings from Canton, China

Background imageAves Collection: Tringa ochropus, green sandpiper

Tringa ochropus, green sandpiper
Plate 56 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 4 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph

Background imageAves Collection: Hummingbird Case

Hummingbird Case
The Hummingbird case on display in the Natural History Museums Bird Gallery

Background imageAves Collection: Loxia pytyopsittacus, parrot crossbill

Loxia pytyopsittacus, parrot crossbill
Plate 46 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 3 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph

Background imageAves Collection: Phalacrocorax carbo, great cormorant

Phalacrocorax carbo, great cormorant
Plate 52 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 5 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph

Background imageAves Collection: Tringa glareola, wood sandpiper

Tringa glareola, wood sandpiper
Plate 57 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 4 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph

Background imageAves Collection: Ciconia ciconia, European white stork

Ciconia ciconia, European white stork
Plate 30 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 4 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph

Background imageAves Collection: Melanerpes erythrocephalus, red-headed woodpecker

Melanerpes erythrocephalus, red-headed woodpecker
Plate 20, hand coloured etching from The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama islands (1731-43) Vol. 1 by Mark Catesby

Background imageAves Collection: Mimus polyglottos, northern mockingbird

Mimus polyglottos, northern mockingbird
Plate 27, hand coloured etching from The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama islands (1731-43) Vol. 1 by Mark Catesby

Background imageAves Collection: Plate 327 from The Gleanings of Natural History by George Ed

Plate 327 from The Gleanings of Natural History by George Ed
Plate 328, hand coloured copperplate etching from George Edwards The Gleanings of Natural History, Vol. 3 (1764). Annotated Brasilian saw-billed roller

Background imageAves Collection: Sitta sp. nuthatch

Sitta sp. nuthatch
Plate 40 from a bound volume called Indian Birds Colouredd. Artrist probably Sheikh Zayn al-Din, possibly compiled by Lady Impey

Background imageAves Collection: Strelitzia alba, white bird of paradise

Strelitzia alba, white bird of paradise
Taken from Water-colour Drawings of Plants from South Africa, Canaries, Azores, West Indies and Two Views of Niagra, Francis Masson 1770-1798 Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum

Background imageAves Collection: Garrulus glandarius, Eurasian jay

Garrulus glandarius, Eurasian jay
Watercolour by the German ornithologist, hunter and bird collector, Christian Ludwig Landbeck (c. 1833-4)

Background imageAves Collection: Coccyzus americanus, yellow-billed cuckoo

Coccyzus americanus, yellow-billed cuckoo
Plate 2 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

Background imageAves Collection: Coccyzus erythropthalmus, black-billed cuckoo

Coccyzus erythropthalmus, black-billed cuckoo
Plate 32 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

Background imageAves Collection: Haliaetus leucocephalus, bald eagle

Haliaetus leucocephalus, bald eagle
Plate 31 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

Background imageAves Collection: Motacilla flava, yellow wagtail

Motacilla flava, yellow wagtail
Watercolour by Henrik Gr� ld (1924-5)

Background imageAves Collection: Pygoscelis antarcticus, chinstrap penguin

Pygoscelis antarcticus, chinstrap penguin
Ff. 82. Watercolour painting by George Forster annotated Aptenodytes antartica and made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)

Background imageAves Collection: Parus bicolor, tufted titmouse

Parus bicolor, tufted titmouse
Plate 39 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

Background imageAves Collection: Aphelocoma coerulescens, Florida scrub jay

Aphelocoma coerulescens, Florida scrub jay
Plate 87 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

Background imageAves Collection: Dromaius novaehollandiae, emu

Dromaius novaehollandiae, emu
Drawing No. 67, watercolour by George Raper (1792) from The Raper Collection

Background imageAves Collection: Campephilus principalis, ivory-billed woodpecker

Campephilus principalis, ivory-billed woodpecker
Plate 16, hand coloured etching from The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama islands (1731-43) Vol. 1 by Mark Catesby. Size: 380 x 255 mm

Background imageAves Collection: Fulica americana, American coot

Fulica americana, American coot
Plate 239 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 imageAves Collection: Darwins Pigeons

Darwins Pigeons
Charles Darwin gave his personal collection on pigeons to the Museum in 1867 and 1868, as part of a bigger collection of domestic birds including ducks, chickens and even cararies

Background imageAves Collection: Peacock Drawing Date: 1555

Peacock Drawing Date: 1555

Background imageAves Collection: Northern cassowary by JG Keulemans

Northern cassowary by JG Keulemans
Hand-coloured lithograph of cassowary head by JG Keulemans (c. 1898), based on the live animals at Walter Rothschilds Museum at Tring

Background imageAves Collection: Agusta-Bell AB412 Ei-459 - MM81259

Agusta-Bell AB412 Ei-459 - MM81259
Aviazione dell'Esercito AVES - Agusta-Bell AB.412 MM81259 / Ei-459 (msn 25567), of 53 Gruppo, at Middle Wallop on 20 July 1990. (Aviazione dell'Esercito AVES - italian Army Aviation)



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