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Strigops habroptilus, kakapoWatercolour by John Gerrard Keulemans (c. 1887-1905), from Sir Walter Lawry Bullers A history of the Birds of New Zealand (1887-88)
Ara ararauna, blue-and-yellow macawPlate 41, a watercolour from the John Reeves Collection of Zoological Drawings from Canton, China
Ara macao, scarlet macawPlate 25, a watercolour from the John Reeves Collection of Zoological Drawings from Canton, China
Cygnus atratus, black swanWatercolour 351 by the Port Jackson Painter from the Watling Collection
Phoeniconaias minor, lesser flamingoPencil and watercolour drawing by Claude Gibney Finch-Davies (1918) from his African birds sketchbook
Pelecanus erythrorynchos, American white pelicanPlate 311 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
Bubo coromandus, dusky eagle owlA watercolour of the dusky eagle owl (Bubo coromandus) by an unknown artist, (c. 1840), part of the Lord Ashton Collection held in the Natural History Museum, London
Accipiter gentilis, northern goshawk, Accipiter cooperii, CoPlate 141 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
Phoenicopterus ruber, greater flamingoPlate 431 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
Anser brachyrhynchus, pink-footed gooseWatercolour and ink by John Gould (c. 1865). An example of a prelliminary work by Gould in preparation for an illustration which would be published in one of his books
Painting of a kingfisherPainting of a colourful kingfisher sitting by a river
Falco peregrinus, peregrine falconA peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus) in flight. The peregrine falcon can be seen in most parts of the UK except around london and the home counties. They breed in rocky cliffs and uplands
Soho, London - Beak Street W1, viewed from Great Pulteney Street. 1973
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)
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
Egretta garzetta, little egretA watercolour by James Hope Stewart, c. 1825-35. From Sir William Jardines The Naturalists Library
The Fox and the CrowThe cunning fox is able to trick the crow into dropping the cheese from her beak by implying that she cannot sing
Mummified sacred ibis, partially unwrappedThe sacred ibis, as well as the baboon, was linked to Thoth, god of the moon and writing. He was often represented as a man with the head of an ibis
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)
Ceratagymna elata, yellow-casqued hornbillWatercolour and gouache John Gerrard Keulemans
Aquila chrysaetus, golden eaglePlate 78 from Archibald Thorburns second edtition of British Birds, Vol. 2 (1925)
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)
Blue and Yellow MACAWS / Blue and Gold macaws - X2 preening (Ara ararauna). Taman Burning Bali Bird Park, Bali Island, Indonesia
Cacatua moluccensis, salmon-crested cockatooPlate 2 from Edward Lears Illustrations of the Family of Psittacidae or Parrots (1832). Hand coloured lithograph
Circus aeruginosus, marsh harrierPlate 73 from Archibald Thorburns second edtition of British Birds, Vol. 2 (1925)
Corvus brachyrhynchos, American crowPlate 156 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
A naturalist being mobbed by Pteroglossus beauharnaesii, curIllustration from Henry Walter Bates The Naturalist on the Amazons (1884)
Plate from The Natural History of Carolina by Mark CatesbyIllustration from The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama islands (1731) Vol 1 by Mark Catesby (1683-1749)
Origin Species, CH Bennett, banker - vultureVulturine. Satire on Darwins Origin of Species showing the evolution of a vulture to a banker. Known for his beak and bald head the vulture has exchanged his feathers for a broadcloth
Ara ararauna, blue-and-yellow maccawPlate from William Hayes Portraits of Rare and Curious Birds, With Their Descriptions, From the Menagery of Osterley Park, London, (1794)
Psittacula krameri manillensis, Indian ringneck parakeet (LuPlate 33 from Edward Lears Illustrations of the Family of Psittacidae or Parrots (1832). Hand coloured lithograph
Megalaima zeylanica, brown-headed barbetPlate 28, painting by Pieter Cornelius de Bevere, from the Loten Collection of coloured drawings of Birds, Mammals, Insects & Plants, (1754-57)
LS Plate 2 from the John Reeves CollectionLarge Series plate 2, a watercolour from the John Reeves Collection of Zoological Drawings from Canton, China
Haliaetus leucocephalus, bald eaglePlate 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
Letter from Captain Edward Smith to his daughterFuture Titanic Captain Edward J. Smith, from RMS Baltic - a unique handwritten letter to his daughter Helen, dated 29 November 1906: My Dear Daughter
Iberian art. Vessel with decanter beak. 3rd century BC. From Moli de l'Espigol site (Municipality of Tornabous). Catalonia. Spain. From Moli de l'Espigol site (Municipality of Tornabous)
Comic postcard, Cockerel, hen and parrot Date: 20th century
Design with six black crows Date: circa 1930s
The early bird catches the worm. A cartoon-style duckling proudly holding a fat worm in its beak. Artist: Anon. Date: circa 1930
Map and European beak butterfliesMap butterflies, Araschnia levana and Araschnia levana prorsa, and European beak or nettle-tree butterfly, Libythea celtis
Southern brown kiwi or tokoeka, Apteryx australis. Beak and foot. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rene Primevere Lessons Complements de Buffon, Pourrat Freres, Paris, 1838
Beak of a toucan, Ramphastos species, and unknown bird (Cassowary species?). Bec d un toucan, bec d un certain oiseau a nez de rhiniceros
Bird anatomy, beak, wing, tail, feathers. Handcoloured steel engraving by du Casse from Felix-Edouard Guerin-Menevilles Dictionnaire Pittoresque d Histoire Naturelle
Vessels and warships of the Chinese navy. Mail ship or news frigate 1, junk with defensive boards 2, covered waterwheel riverboat 3, junk 4, and hawks beak boat with two prows 5
Kaka beak, Clianthus puniceusKaka beak, crimson clianthus or glory pea, Clianthus puniceus. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after a botanical illustration by Miss Jane Taylor from Benjamin Maund and the Rev
Artwork by Florence Auerbach, robin with noteArtwork by Florence Auerbach, robin in the snow with a note, Please come early. Date: late 19th century
Murrays Cabaret Club advertisementAdvertisement for Murrays Cabaret Club of Beak Street, London, renowned for its lavish floor shows with 45 of Englands loveliest showgirls in skimpy costumes. Date: 1940s