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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)
Pharomachrus moccino, resplendent quetzalPlate from John Goulds The Birds of New Guinea, (1875-1888). Hand coloured lithograph
Cygnus atratus, black swanWatercolour 351 by the Port Jackson Painter from the Watling Collection
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
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
Egretta garzetta, little egretA watercolour by James Hope Stewart, c. 1825-35. From Sir William Jardines The Naturalists Library
Ceratagymna elata, yellow-casqued hornbillWatercolour and gouache John Gerrard Keulemans
Upupa epops, common hoopoePlate 55, painting by Pieter Cornelius de Bevere, from the Loten Collection of coloured drawings of Birds, Mammals, Insects & Plants, (1754-57)
Psephotus dissimilis, hooded parrotPlate 14 from Ferdinand Lucas Bauers zoological watercolours and drawings observed during Captain Matthew Flinders circumnavigational survey of Australia (Investigator 1801-1803)
Dacelo novaeguineae, laughing kookaburraDrawing No. 57, watercolour by George Raper (1792) from The Raper Collection
Erithacus rubecula, European robinWatercolour by Paul Barruel (c. 1970). From Birds The Art of Ornithology by Jonathan Elphick, 2004
Alcedo athhis, common kingfisherWatercolour by Charles F. Tunnicliffe (c. 1973)
Garrulus glandarius, Eurasian jayWatercolour by the German ornithologist, hunter and bird collector, Christian Ludwig Landbeck (c. 1833-4)
Motacilla flava, yellow wagtailWatercolour by Henrik Gr ld (1924-5)
Dromaius novaehollandiae, emuDrawing No. 67, watercolour by George Raper (1792) from The Raper Collection
A Medieval nightmareThis hand coloured woodcut showing a human headed bird grappling a man is from Jacobus Meydenbacks Hortus Sanitatis, (1491)
Anastomus lamelligerus, African open-billWatercolour and pencil by Claude Gibney Finch-Davies (1918). This species is a member of the stork family and mainly hunts in marshes and wetlands
Polyplectron bicalcaratum, grey peacock-pheasant
Cacatua sulphurea, yellow-crested cockatooPlate from William Hayes Portraits of Rare and Curious Birds, With Their Descriptions, From the Menagery of Osterley Park, London, (1794)
Corvus corone cornix, hooded (carrion) crowPlate 30 from William MacGillivrays Watercolour drawings of British Animals (1831-1841)
Bubo bubo, Eurasian eagle-owlPlate 38 from William MacGillivrays Watercolour drawings of British Animals (1831-1841)
Dryocopus martius, black woodpeckerPlate 25 from William MacGillivrays Watercolour drawings of British Animals (1831-1841)
Himantopus himantopus, black-winged stiltLarge Series plate 62, a watercolour from the John Reeves Collection of Zoological Drawings from Canton, China
Ara macao, scarlet macawPlate 7 from Edward Lears Illustrations of the Family of Psittacidae or Parrots (1832). Hand coloured lithograph
Phalaropus lobatus, red-necked phalaropeFf. 63, watercolour by William Ellis from a collection of sketches of Mammals, Birds and Fish made on Captian James Cooks third voyage (1776-1780)
Ketupa zeylonensis, brown fish owlPlate 3, painting by Pieter Cornelius de Bevere, from the Loten Collection of coloured drawings of Birds, Mammals, Insects & Plants, (1754-57)
Chrysocolaptes lucidus, greater flame-backed woodpeckerPlate 19, painting by Pieter Cornelius de Bevere, from the Loten Collection of coloured drawings of Birds, Mammals, Insects & Plants, (1754-57)
Loriculus sp. hanging parrotLarge Series plate 28, a watercolour from the John Reeves Collection of Zoological Drawings from Canton, China
Aethia cristatella, crested aukletFf. 38, watercolour by William Ellis from a collection of sketches of Mammals, Birds and Fish made on Captian James Cooks third voyage (1776-1780)
Platycercus caledonicus, green rosellaFf. 16, watercolour by William Ellis from a collection of sketches of Mammals, Birds and Fish made on Captian James Cooks third voyage (1776-1780)
Philomachus pugnax, ruffPlate 87, hand coloured engraving from Eleazar Albins A Natural History of Birds, (1734)
Ptiloris magnificus, magnificent riflebird
JunglefowlA watercolour from Giovanni da Udines Raccolta di Uccelli (c. 1850)
Struthio camelus, ostrichWatercolour by Sarah Stone (1788) from the collection of Sir Ashton Lever
Goura cristata, western crowned pigeonWatercolour by Sarah Stone (1788) from the collection of Sir Ashton Lever
Phoenicopterus ruber ruber, greater flamingoWatercolour by Sarah Stone (1788) from the collection of Sir Ashton Lever
Cepphus grylle, black guillemotPlate 219 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
Lophura leucomelana, kalij pheasantA watercolour by Lady Mary Bentinck (c. 1833)
Sericulus aureus, flame bowerbirdPlate 48 from John Goulds The Birds of New Guinea, Vol. 1 (1875-88). Hand coloured lithograph
Amandava amandava, red avadavatWatercolour by Frederick Ditmas (c. 1840)
Progne subis, purple martin
Elanoides forficatus, American swallow-tailed kitePlate 72 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
Tichodroma muraria, wallcreeperA watercolour by Lady Mary Bentinck (c. 1833)
Historia Naturalis Title PageThe title page from Historia Naturalis (Natural History) by Pliny the Elder. This 1st edition was published in Venice in 1469. Incunabulum, illuminated with watercolour and gold paint. 400mm x 270 mm
Ramphastos vitellinus, channel-billed toucanOriginal oil painting on canvas by Nicholas Aylward Vigors, (1831). 48cm x 62cm
Arborophila torqueola, common hill partridgeA watercolour by Lady Mary Bentinck (c. 1833)