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Himalayan black bear, Ursus thibetanus lanigerThe Thibet bear or Himalayan black bear, Ursus thibetanus laniger, in the Gardens of the Zoological Society. Handcoloured copperplate engraved by W. Symns after an illustration by Horace S
Wolves of Hudson Bay, Canis lupus, in the Gardens of the Zoological Society, London. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by W
Muslims at prayer in a mosque, Senegal, 18th century. The Talbes were Moorish clerics and the Marabouts were Black Muslim clerics. Temple of the Talbes or Marabouts
Calligraphic title page with vignette of tiger by J. Webb. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from William Smellies translation of Count Georges Buffons History of the Earth and Animated Nature
Cape bishop and pin-tailed parrotfinchCape bishop, Euplectes capensis 1, and pin-tailed parrotfinch, Erythrura prasina 2. Gros-bec de Coromandel, Gros-bec de Java
Homecoming procession for William Curtis, 1821Homecoming procession for William Curtis, Lord Mayor of London, 1821. Aldermen and shopkeepers carry torches beside the carriage. Procession and Te Deum Chaunt for Sir Billy Biscuit
Paradise riflebird and blue-throated bee-eaterParadise riflebird, Ptiloris paradiseus, and blue-throated bee-eater, Merops viridis. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rene Primevere Lessons Complements de Buffon, Pourrat Freres, Paris, 1838
South Island kokako (extinct) and bell minerSouth Island kokako, Callaeas cinereus (extinct) and bell miner, Manorina melanophrys. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rene Primevere Lessons Complements de Buffon, Pourrat Freres, Paris, 1838
Moustached treeswift and moustached turcaMoustached treeswift, Hemiprocne mystacea, and moustached turca, Pteroptochos megapodius. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rene Primevere Lessons Complements de Buffon, Pourrat Freres, Paris
Helmet vanga, Euryceros prevostii, and bearded bulbul, Criniger barbatus. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rene Primevere Lessons Complements de Buffon, Pourrat Freres, Paris, 1838
Green broadbill, Calyptomena viridis. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after Thomas Horsfield from Rene Primevere Lessons Complements de Buffon, Pourrat Freres, Paris, 1838
Amazonian umbrellabird and regent bowerbirdAmazonian umbrellabird, Cephalopterus ornatus, and regent bowerbird, Sericulus chrysocephalus (male). Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rene Primevere Lessons Complements de Buffon
Bornean forktail, Enicurus borneensisWhite-crowned or Bornean forktail, Enicurus borneensis (Enicurus leschenaulti). Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rene Primevere Lessons Complements de Buffon, Pourrat Freres, Paris, 1838
Baliccasiao and crested gallitoAzure drongo or balicassiao, Dicrurus balicassius, and crested gallito, Rhinocrypta lanceolata. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rene Primevere Lessons Complements de Buffon, Pourrat Freres
Sparacte bec-de-fer, imaginary bird, Sparactes superbus. Copied from Francois Le Vaillants Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux d Afrique
Fiery-breasted bushshrike and yellow-headed caracaraFiery-breasted bushshrike, Malaconotus cruentus, and yellow-headed caracara, Milvago chimachima. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rene Primevere Lessons Complements de Buffon, Pourrat Freres
White-crested laughingthrush and Malaysian rail-babblerWhite-crested laughingthrush (belangeri), Garrulax leucolophus belangeri, and Malaysian rail-babbler, Eupetes macrocerus. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rene Primevere Lessons Complements de
Trumpet manucode, Phonygammus keraudrenii. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rene Primevere Lessons Complements de Buffon, Pourrat Freres, Paris, 1838
Red-crested turaco and Narina trogonRed-crested turaco, Tauraco erythrolophus, and Narina trogon, Apaloderma narina (Trogon narina). Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rene Primevere Lessons Complements de Buffon, Pourrat Freres
Dusky scrubfowl and red-billed brushturkeyAlecthelia urvillii (believed to be a juvenile dusky scrubfowl, Megapodius freycineti), and red-billed brushturkey, Talegalla cuvieri
Orange-footed scrubfowl and Micronesian scrubfowlOrange-footed scrubfowl, Megapodius reinwardt, and Micronesian scrubfowl, Megapodius laperouse (endangered).Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rene Primevere Lessons Complements de Buffon
Duperreys scrub fowl and dusky scrub fowlDuperreys scrub fowl, Megapodius duperreyi, and dusky scrubfowl, Megapodius freycineti. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rene Primevere Lessons Complements de Buffon, Pourrat Freres, Paris
Elegant crested tinamou and rufous-bellied seedsnipeElegant crested tinamou or martineta tinamou, Eudromia elegans, and rufous-bellied seedsnipe, Attagis gayi. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rene Primevere Lessons Complements de Buffon
Crested partridge, Rollulus rouloul (Cryptonix coronatus). Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rene Primevere Lessons Complements de Buffon, Pourrat Freres, Paris, 1838
Nepal koklass and western tragopanNepal koklass, Pucrasia macrolopha nipalensis, and western tragopan, Tragopan melanocephalus. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rene Primevere Lessons Complements de Buffon, Pourrat Freres
Buffy fish owl and Papuan frogmouthBuffy fish owl, Bubo ketupu, and Papuan frogmouth, Podargus papuensis. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rene Primevere Lessons Complements de Buffon, Pourrat Freres, Paris, 1838
Ornate hawk eagle and African harrier-hawkOrnate hawk eagle, Spizaetus ornatus, and African harrier-hawk or gymnogene, Polyboroides typus. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rene Primevere Lessons Complements de Buffon, Pourrat Freres
American harpy eagle, Harpia harpyja. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rene Primevere Lessons Complements de Buffon, Pourrat Freres, Paris, 1838
Southern brown kiwi or tokoeka, Apteryx australis. Beak and foot. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rene Primevere Lessons Complements de Buffon, Pourrat Freres, Paris, 1838
Walrus, northern fur seal, and sea lionWalrus, Odobenus rosmarus, northern fur seal, Callorhinus ursinus, and South American sea lion, Otaria flavescens. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rene Primevere Lessons Complements de
North Atlantic right whale, Eubalaena glacialis. Critically endangered. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rene Primevere Lessons Complements de Buffon, Pourrat Freres, Paris, 1838
Sei whale, Balaenoptera borealis. Endangered. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rene Primevere Lessons Complements de Buffon, Pourrat Freres, Paris, 1838
Long-finned pilot whale and Rissos dolphinLong-finned pilot whale, Globicephala melas, and Rissos dolphin, Grampus griseus. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rene Primevere Lessons Complements de Buffon, Pourrat Freres, Paris, 1838
Harbour porpoise and common bottlenose dolphinHarbour porpoise, Phocoena phocoena, and common bottlenose dolphin, Tursiops truncatus. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rene Primevere Lessons Complements de Buffon, Pourrat Freres, Paris
Dusky dolphin and hourglass dolphinDusky dolphin, Lagenorhynchus obscurus, and hourglass dolphin, Lagenorhynchus cruciger. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rene Primevere Lessons Complements de Buffon, Pourrat Freres, Paris
Unknown dolphin species, crowned dolphin, Delphinus coronatus and Borys dolphin, Delphinus boryi. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rene Primevere Lessons Complements de Buffon, Pourrat Freres
Southern right whale dolphin and pantropical spotted dolphinSouthern right whale dolphin, Lissodelphis peronii, and pantropical spotted dolphin, Stenella attenuata. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rene Primevere Lessons Complements de Buffon
Narwhal, goose-beaked whale and northern bottlenose whaleNarwhal, Monodon monoceros, goose-beaked whale, Ziphius cavirostris, and northern bottlenose whale, Hyperoodon ampullatus
Addax or screwhorn antelope, Addax nasomaculatus. Critically endangered. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rene Primevere Lessons Complements de Buffon, Pourrat Freres, Paris, 1838
Pronghorn or prong-horned antelope, Antilocapra americana. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rene Primevere Lessons Complements de Buffon, Pourrat Freres, Paris, 1838
Batess pygmy antelope and anoa (critically endangered)Batess pygmy antelope, Neotragus batesi, and anoa or midget buffalo, Bubalus depressicornis (critically endangered). Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rene Primevere Lessons Complements de
Arabian oryx and Javan rusa deerArabian oryx or white oryx, Oryx leucoryx, and Javan rusa deer or Sunda sambar, Rusa timorensis. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rene Primevere Lessons Complements de Buffon, Pourrat Freres
Greater mouse-deer and Arabian gazelleGreater mouse-deer or napu, Tragulus napu, and Arabian gazelle, Gazella arabica. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rene Primevere Lessons Complements de Buffon, Pourrat Freres, Paris, 1838
Alpaca, Vicugna pacos. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rene Primevere Lessons Complements de Buffon, Pourrat Freres, Paris, 1838
Burchells zebra or Damara zebra, Equus quagga burchellii (Equus burchellii). Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rene Primevere Lessons Complements de Buffon, Pourrat Freres, Paris, 1838
Javan rhinoceros, Rhinoceros sondaicus. Critically endangered. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rene Primevere Lessons Complements de Buffon, Pourrat Freres, Paris, 1838
Buru babirusa or Moluccan babirusa, Babyrousa babyrussa. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rene Primevere Lessons Complements de Buffon, Pourrat Freres, Paris, 1838
African bush elephant, Loxodonta africana. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rene Primevere Lessons Complements de Buffon, Pourrat Freres, Paris, 1838