Aves Collection (page 6)

African Rollier Bird Date: 1808

Cassowary (Casarius galeatus) Date: 1845

Ostrich (Struthio camelus) Date: 1845

Barnacle Geese Date: 1835

Meadowlark in Valley Date: 1954

Swan Lands Near Mate Date: 1947

Black-Tailed Hermit, Glaucis Melanura Date: 1859

Seagulls Following Ship Date: 1917

Dwarf 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

Argusianus argus, great argus
Detail of a feather from a great argus (Argusianus argus) from the Natural History Museum at Tring

Pitta brachyura, Indian pitta
Plate 51, painting by Pieter Cornelius de Bevere, from the Loten Collection of coloured drawings of Birds, Mammals, Insects & Plants, (1754-57)

Centropus ateralbus, pied coucal
Plate 34 from Louis-Isidore Duperreys Voyage de la Coquille 1822-1825, Zoologie Atlas, (1826). From drawings made during his voyage to Chile, Peru, Polynesia, Indoneasia

Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris, mocking cliffchat
Plate 49, painting by Pieter Cornelius de Bevere, from the Loten Collection of coloured drawings of Birds, Mammals, Insects & Plants, (1754-57)

Emberiza capensis, Cape bunting
Ff. 154a. Watercolour painting by George Forster annotated Fringilla bicincta and made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)

Porzana tabuensis, spotless crake
Ff. 130. Watercolour painting by George Forster annotated Rallus minutus and made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)

Todiramphus sanctus, sacred kingfisher
Ff. 59. Watercolour painting by George Forster (1773) annotated Alcedo cyanea and made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)

Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae, red-fronted parakeet
Ff. 45. Pencil drawing by George Forster (1774) annotated Psittacus pacificus and made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)

Blue Duck Whio & New Zealand Scaup Papango
Blue Duck or Whio, Hymenolaimus malocohynchos, and New Zealand Scaup or Papango, Aythya novaeseelandiae. Artwork by JG Keulemans from Sir Walter Lawry Bullers A History of the Birds of New Zealand

North Island Brown Kiwi, Apteryx mantelli. Artwork by JG Keulemans from Sir Walter Lawry Bullers A History of the Birds of New Zealand, Vol.3 Plate 48 Date: 1888

Great frigatebird, Fregata minor nicolli
Bird specimen collected by Robert Falcon Scotts British Antarctic Expedition 1910-1913, also known as the Terra Nova expedition

Specimen labels for Herald petrel Pterodroma, arminjoniana a
Specimen labels for herald petrel collected by Robert Falcon Scotts British Antarctic Expedition 1910-1913, also known as the Terra Nova expedition

Ptilinopus insolitus, knob-billed fruit dove
Plate 52, a watercolour from the John Reeves Collection of Zoological Drawings from Canton, China. The plant is Bombax ceiba

Aix galericulata, Mandarin duck and other birds
Large Series plate 35, a watercolour from the John Reeves Collection of Zoological Drawings from Canton, China

Pepsis heros, tarantula hawk wasp
The tarantula hawk wasp has a wingspan of 11cm, and a body length up to 7cm. As their name suggests, they feed on tarantual spiders

Coccyzus minor, mangrove cuckoo
Plate 169 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

Caracara plancus, southern caracara
Ff. 33. Watercolour painting by George Forster made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)

Tragopan satyra, satyr tragopan
Plate 49 from John Goulds The Birds of Asia, Vol. 7, (1850-83). Hand coloured lithograph

Psittacosaurus skull
A fossil skull that belonged to the parrot-beaked like dinosaur, Psittacosaurus. It lived during the lower Cretaceous period aroun 120 - 100 million years ago

Pteroglossus beauharnaesii, curl-crested aracari

Phasianus colchicus sahwii, common (Yarkand) pheasant
Plate 53 by Joseph Wolf from Daniel Giraud Elliots A Monograph of the Phasianid, or Family of the Pheasants, (1872)

Pavo cristatus, Indian peafowl
Plate 3 by Joseph Wolf from Daniel Giraud Elliots A Monograph of the Phasianid, or Family of the Pheasants, (1872)

Emu, rheas and kangaroos at Tring Park
Live animals collected by Walter Rothschild in the grounds of Tring Park, with keeper Mr Marcham, 1890 Date: 1890

Southern 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

Walter Rothschild Bird skin collection, 1933
Packed for shipping. The majority of Rothschilds (280, 000 items) bird skin collection was sold the AMNH in New York after he ran into financial difficulties

Burhinus grallarius, skeleton Gould Collection
Bush stone-curlew, Burhinus grallarius, skeleton collected in Port Essington, Northern Territory, Australia

Carved Hornbill Skull
Casque of a helmeted hornbill (Rhinoplax vigil) carved to depict a Chinese battle scene set in a town by a river. There also features a figure holding a flag bearing the Chinese w鮠 character

Darwins Pigeons, English Pouter
Figure 18, Original line drawing from the book Variation in Animals and Plants under Domestication by Charles Darwin, 1868. Library reference number DC BD 858 (Vol.1) Date: 1868

Strix aluco, tawny owls
Plate 4 from a collection of original drawings of birds. Watercolour on paper c.1788 by Sarah Stone (c.1760-1844). Held in the Library and Archives Date: circa 1788

Common hill myna, Gracula religiosa
Number 1 of 61 watercolour drawings of birds from the Himalaya Mountains in the collection of Lady Mary Bentinck. Artist unknown, date 1833, Library & Archives ref: Z88 f BEN Date: 1833

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

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

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

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

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

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

South Island Saddleback Tieke, Philesturnus carunculatus (young and adult). Artwork by JG Keulemans from Sir Walter Lawry Bullers A History of the Birds of New Zealand, Vol.1 Plate 3 Date: 1888

Fernbird Matata New Zealand Pipit Pihoihoi
Fernbird Matata, Bowdleria punctata. New Zealand Pipit Pihoihoi, Anthus novaeseelandiae novaeseelandiae. Artwork by JG Keulemans from Sir Walter Lawry Bullers A History of the Birds of New Zealand

Silvereye Tauhou, Bellbird Korimako
Silvereye Tauhou, Zosterops lateralis lateralis. Bellbird Korimako, Anthornis melanura melanura (male and female). Artwork by JG Keulemans from Sir Walter Lawry Bullers A History of the Birds of New

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