Bird Collection (page 21)

Little grebe, Tachybaptus ruficollis (Small black-chinned grebe, Colymbus hebridicus?). Pair on nest with three eggs. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by James Sowerby from The British Miscellany

Epi de faitage from Manerbe or Pre-d Auge, Calvados
Epi de faitage or ornamental ceramic spike from Manerbe or Pre-d Auge, Calvados, France, 18th century. Hand-finished chromolithograph from Ris Paquots General History of Ancient French

Decorative plate from Englefontaine, France. A man riding a large bird in the center, with a border of foliage on a yellow base

Platter from Moustiers, France, 18th century. Chinese fantasy figures with exotic bird and hats on sticks. Hand-finished chromolithograph from Ris Paquots General History of Ancient French

Great argus, Argusianus argus. Handcolored engraving by Fournier after an illustration by Edouard Travies from Charles d Orbignys Dictionnaire Universel d Histoire Naturelle

New Zealand tui bird, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, and European bee eater, Merops apiaster. Handcoloured engraving by Fournier after an illustration by Edouard Travies from Charles d Orbignys

Fossil skeleton of an extinct species of kingfisher. Engraving after an illustration by P. Oudart from Charles d Orbignys Dictionnaire Universel d Histoire Naturelle (Dictionary of Natural History)

Common ostrich, Struthio camelus. Handcoloured engraving by Fournier after an illustration by Edouard Travies from Charles d Orbignys Dictionnaire Universel d Histoire Naturelle

Western crowned pigeon, Goura cristata (vulnerable). Handcoloured engraving by Fournier after an illustration by Edouard Travies from Charles d Orbignys Dictionnaire Universel d Histoire Naturelle

California quail, Callipepla californica, and Luzon bleeding-heart, Gallicolumba luzonica. Handcoloured engraving by Fournier after an illustration by Edouard Travies from Charles d Orbignys

Red-legged partridge, Alectoris rufa, and helmeted guineafowl, Numida meleagris. Handcoloured engraving by Fournier after an illustration by Edouard Travies from Charles d Orbignys Dictionnaire

Domesticated chicken, male, Gallus gallus domesticus. Handcoloured engraving by Fournier after an illustration by Edouard Travies from Charles d Orbignys Dictionnaire Universel d Histoire Naturelle

Lady Amhersts pheasant, Chrysolophus amherstiae. Handcoloured engraving by Fournier after an illustration by Edouard Travies from Charles d Orbignys Dictionnaire Universel d Histoire Naturelle

Golden pheasant, Chrysolophus pictus
Golden pheasant or Chinese pheasant, Chrysolophus pictus, male 1 and female 2. Handcoloured engraving by Fournier after an illustration by Edouard Travies from Charles d Orbignys Dictionnaire

Himalayan monal, Lophophorus impejanus. Handcoloured engraving by Fournier after an illustration by Edouard Travies from Charles d Orbignys Dictionnaire Universel d Histoire Naturelle

Indian peafowl, Pavo cristatus. Handcoloured engraving by Fournier after an illustration by Edouard Travies from Charles d Orbignys Dictionnaire Universel d Histoire Naturelle

Great curassow (vulnerable) and western tragopan
Great curassow, Crax rubra (vulnerable) and western tragopan, Tragopan melanocephalus (vulnerable). Handcoloured engraving by Fournier after an illustration by Edouard Travies from Charles d Orbignys

Carolina parakeet (extinct) and eastern rosella
Carolina parakeet, Conuropsis carolinensis (extinct) and eastern rosella, Platycercus eximius. Handcoloured engraving by Fournier after an illustration by Edouard Travies from Charles d Orbignys

Scarlet macaw, Ara macao, and great spotted woodpecker, Dendrocopos major. Handcoloured engraving by Fournier after an illustration by Edouard Travies from Charles d Orbignys Dictionnaire Universel d

Ariel toucan, Ramphastos vitellinus ariel. Handcoloured engraving by Fournier after an illustration by Edouard Travies from Charles d Orbignys Dictionnaire Universel d Histoire Naturelle

Common kingfisher, Alcedo ispida, and northern flicker or yellowhammer, Colaptes auratus. Handcoloured engraving by Fournier after an illustration by Edouard Travies from Charles d Orbignys

Hoopoe, Upupa epops, and Eurasian wryneck, Jynx torquilla. Handcoloured engraving by Fournier after an illustration by Edouard Travies from Charles d Orbignys Dictionnaire Universel d Histoire

Ruby-topaz hummingbird, Chrysolampis mosquitus, and tufted coquette, Lophornis ornatus. Handcoloured engraving by Fournier after an illustration by Edouard Travies from Charles d Orbignys

Eurasian nuthatch, Sitta europaea, and wallcreeper, Tichodroma muraria. Handcoloured engraving by Fournier after an illustration by Edouard Travies from Charles d Orbignys Dictionnaire Universel d

Red-cheeked cordon-bleu, Uraeginthus bengalus, and Java rice sparrow, Lonchura oryzivora (vulnerable). Handcoloured engraving by Fournier after an illustration by Edouard Travies from Charles d

Goldfinch, Carduelis carduelis, and common linnet, Carduelis cannabina. Handcoloured engraving by Fournier after an illustration by Edouard Travies from Charles d Orbignys Dictionnaire Universel d

Velvet asity, Philepitta castanea, female (Lunulated thrush, Turdus lunulatus). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Crested malimbe, Malimbus malimbicus (Malimbic tanager Tanagra malimbica). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Little bustard, Tetrax tetrax (Otis tetrax). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from George Shaw

Piapiac, Ptilostomus afer (Long tailed crow, Corvus caudatus). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Blue-winged leafbird, Chloropsis cochinchinensis (Cochinchina thrush, Turdus cochinchinensis). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Indian pitta, Pitta brachyura (Short-tailed crow, Corvus brachyurus). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Blue grosbeak, Passerina caerulea (Blue grossbeak, Loxia caerulea). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Collared kingfisher, Todiramphus chloris (Green headed kingfisher, Alcedo chlorocephala). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Green-winged pytilia, Pytilia melba (Variegated finch, Fringilla elegans). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Ivory-billed woodpecker, Campephilus principalis (White billed woodpecker Picus principalis). Critically endangered. Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Pileated woodpecker, Dryocopus pileatus (Picus pileatus). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from George Shaw

Superb sunbird, Cinnyris superbus (Superb creeper, Certhia superba). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Pin-tailed manakin, Ilicura militaris (Military manakin, Pipra militaris). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Madagascan cuckoo-roller or Courol, Leptosomus discolor
Madagascan cuckoo-roller or courol, Leptosomus discolor (Variegated cuckow, Cuculus discolor). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Antillean euphonia, Euphonia musica (Musical manakin, Pipra musica). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Azure-winged magpie, Cyanopica cyanus (Cyanean crow, Corvus cyaneus). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

White-throated kingfisher, Halcyon smyrnensis (Smyrna kingfisher, Alcedo smyrnensis). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Banded cotinga, Cotinga maculata, endangered (Superb chatterer, Ampelis superba).Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Purple-breasted cotinga, Cotinga cotinga (Purple-breasted chatterer, Ampelis cotinga). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Oriental pied-hornbill, Anthracoceros albirostris (White-beaked hornbill, Buceros albirostris). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Brahminy myna, Temenuchus pagodarum
Brahminy myna or Brahminy starling, Temenuchus pagodarum (Subrosaceous stare, Sturnus subroseus). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Scarlet chested sunbird, Chalcomitra senegalensis gutturalis (Purple-throated creeper, Certhia gutturalis). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

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