Bird Collection (page 22)

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

Grey-headed kingfisher, Halcyon leucocephala (White-headed kingfisher, Alcedo leucocephala). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Dusky parrot, Pionus fuscus (Psittacus infuscatus). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from George Shaw

Pied roller, Coracias varia (hooded butcherbird; Cracticus cassicus). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Azure kingfisher, Ceyx azureus (Tridigitated kingfisher, Alcedo tribrachys). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Rose-breasted grosbeak, Pheucticus ludovicianus (Ludovivian grossbeak, Loxia ludoviciana). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Port Lincoln ringneck, Barnadius zonarius (Zoned parrot, Psittacus zonarius). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Brown-backed parrotlet, Touit melanonotus (Black-backed parrakeet, Psittacus melanotus). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Siberian stonechat, Saxicola maurus
Siberian stonechat or Asian stonechat, Saxicola maurus (Russian warbler, Motacilla rossica). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Red-whiskered bulbul, Pycnonotus jocosus (Red-vented shrike, Lanius jocosus). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Green peafowl, Pavo muticus (Spike-crested peacock, Pavo spicifer). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Gorgeous bushshrike, Telophorus viridis (Red-throated butcher bird, Lanius gutturalis). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Eastern black-eared wheatear, Oenanthe melanoleuca (Georgian flycatcher, Muscicapa melanoleuca). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Rufescent tiger-heron, Tigrisoma lineatum (Tiger bittern, Ardea tigrina). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Javan banded pitta, Pitta guajana (Blue-tailed thrush, Turdus cyanurus). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Hyacinth macaw, Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus (Hyacinthine maccaw, Psittacus augustus). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Egyptian goose, Alopochen aegyptiaca (Anas aegyptiaca). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from George Shaw

Black-necked stork, Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus (Australasian jabiru, Mycteria australis). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Painted bunting, Passerina ciris (Painted emberiza, Emberiza ciris). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Guianan cock-of-the-rock, Rupicola rupicola (Rock manakin, Pipra rupicola). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Black-bellied sand grouse, Pterocles orientalis (Sand partridge, Tetrao arenaria). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Egyptian bas relief in terracotta from the Basilica of Saint Sabina, Rome. Copperplate engraving from Pietro Paolo Montagnani-Mirabilis Il Museo Capitolino (The Capitoline Museum), Rome, 1820

From a very ancient vase in the British Museum decorated with a man riding a two-horse chariot, another man with a spear. Copperplate engraving by Henry Moses from A Collection of Antique Vases

Poinciana, Caesalpinia pulcherrima (Poinciana pulcherrima). Handcoloured lithograph by D. Blair after an illustration by Lena Lowis from her Familiar Indian Flowers with Coloured Plates, L

Bird vetch, Vicia cracca, and yellow sweet clover species, Melilotus officinalis. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicers Krauterbuch, or Herbal, Frankfurt

Swallow-tailed hummingbird, Eupetomena macroura (Ornismya hirundinacea). Mature adult. Handcolored steel engraving by Coutant after an illustration by Jean-Gabriel Pretre from Rene Primevere Lessons

Green-tailed trainbearer, Lesbia nuna (Ornismya nuna). Handcolored steel engraving by Coutant after an illustration by Jean-Gabriel Pretre from Rene Primevere Lessons Natural History of the Colibri

Long-billed starthroat, Heliomaster longirostris. Juvenile
Long-billed starthroat, Heliomaster longirostris (Ornismya superba). Juvenile. Handcolored steel engraving by Coutant after an illustration by Jean-Gabriel Pretre from Rene Primevere Lessons Natural

Berylline hummingbird, Amazilia beryllina. Adult male
Berylline hummingbird, Amazilia beryllina (Ornismya arsinoe). Adult male. Handcolored steel engraving by Coutant after an illustration by Jean-Gabriel Pretre from Rene Primevere Lessons Natural

White-eared hummingbird, Basilinna leucotis, female
White-eared hummingbird, Basilinna leucotis, Ornismya arsennii, female. Handcolored steel engraving by Coutant after an illustration by Jean-Gabriel Pretre from Rene Primevere Lessons Natural History

Amethyst woodstar, Calliphlox amethystina. Almost adult
Amethyst woodstar, Calliphlox amethystina (Ornismya amethistina). Almost adult. Handcolored steel engraving by Coutant after an illustration by Jean-Gabriel Pretre from Rene Primevere Lessons Natural

Plovercrest, Stephanoxis lalandi (Ornismya
Plovercrest or black-breasted plovercrest, Stephanoxis lalandi (Ornismya delalandii), juvenile. Handcolored steel engraving by Coutant after an illustration by Jean-Gabriel Pretre from Rene Primevere

Wedge-tailed sabrewing, Campylopterus pampa. Male
Wedge-tailed sabrewing, Campylopterus pampa (Ornismya pampa). Male. Handcolored steel engraving by Coutant after an illustration by Jean-Gabriel Pretre from Rene Primevere Lessons Natural History of

Allens hummingbird, Selasphorus sasin. Juvenile female
Allens hummingbird, Selasphorus sasin (Ornismya sasin). Juvenile female. Handcolored steel engraving by Coutant after an illustration by Jean-Gabriel Pretre from Rene Primevere Lessons Natural

Lucifer sheartail, Calothorax lucifer, juvenile
Lucifer sheartail, Calothorax lucifer (Ornismya cyanopogon), juvenile. Handcolored steel engraving by Coutant after an illustration by Jean-Gabriel Pretre from Rene Primevere Lessons Natural History

White-bellied woodstar, Chaetocercus mulsant, juvenile
White-bellied woodstar, Chaetocercus mulsant (Ornismya cyanopogon), juvenile. Handcolored steel engraving by Coutant after an illustration by Jean-Gabriel Pretre from Rene Primevere Lessons Natural

Blue-throated mountaingem, Lampornis clemenciae, female
Blue-throated mountaingem, Lampornis clemenciae (Ornismya clemenciae), female. Handcolored steel engraving by Coutant after an illustration by Jean-Gabriel Pretre from Rene Primevere Lessons Natural

Annas hummingbird, Calypte anna, juvenile
Annas hummingbird, Calypte anna (Ornismya anna), juvenile. Handcolored steel engraving by Coutant after an illustration by Jean-Gabriel Pretre from Rene Primevere Lessons Natural History of

Gilded sapphire, Hylocharis chrysura. Adult male
Gilded sapphire, Hylocharis chrysura (Ornismya chrysura). Adult male. Handcolored steel engraving by Coutant after an illustration by Jean-Gabriel Pretre from Rene Primevere Lessons Natural History

Green violetear, Colibri thalassinus (Ornismya anais). Handcolored steel engraving by Coutant after an illustration by Jean-Gabriel Pretre from Rene Primevere Lessons Natural History of the Colibri

Green-breasted mango, Anthracothorax prevostii. Juvenile
Green-breasted mango, Anthracothorax prevostii (Trochilus prevostii). Juvenile. Handcolored steel engraving by Coutant after an illustration by Jean-Gabriel Pretre from Rene Primevere Lessons Natural

Pale-tailed barbthroat, Threnetes leucurus (Trochilus leucurus). Handcolored steel engraving by Coutant after an illustration by Jean-Gabriel Pretre from Rene Primevere Lessons Natural History of

Antillean mango, Anthracothorax dominicus aurulentus (Trochilus aurulentus). Adult male. Handcolored steel engraving by Coutant after an illustration by Jean-Gabriel Pretre from Rene Primevere

Black-throated mango, Anthracothorax nigricollis (Trochilus mango). Adult. Handcolored steel engraving by Coutant after an illustration by Jean-Gabriel Pretre from Rene Primevere Lessons Natural

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