Buffon Collection (page 5)

Pouter pigeon and Jacobin pigeon
Pouter pigeon, Columba livia, and Jacobin pigeon, Columba cucullata, varieties of fancy pigeon breeds. Handcoloured lithograph by Burggraaff from Th

Great curassow and southern helmeted curassow
Great curassow, male, Crax rubra (vulnerable), and southern helmeted curassow, Pauxi unicornis (endangered). Handcoloured lithograph by Burggraaff from Th

Kalij pheasant, Lophura leucomelanos, and hoatzin, Opisthocomus hoazin. Handcoloured lithograph from Th. Lejeunes Complete Works of Buffon, Oeuvres Completes de Buffon, Brussels, 1837

Atlantic puffin and tufted puffin
Atlantic puffin, Fratercula arctica, and tufted puffin, Fratercula cirrhata. Handcoloured lithograph from Th. Lejeunes Complete Works of Buffon, Oeuvres Completes de Buffon, Brussels, 1837

Scarlet ibis and olive ibis
Scarlet ibis, Eudocimus ruber, and olive ibis, Bostrychia olivacea. Handcoloured lithograph from Th. Lejeunes Complete Works of Buffon, Oeuvres Completes de Buffon, Brussels, 1837

African sacred ibis and white ibis
African sacred ibis, Threskiornis aethiopicus, and white ibis, Eudocimus albus. Handcoloured lithograph from Th. Lejeunes Complete Works of Buffon, Oeuvres Completes de Buffon, Brussels, 1837

Rhinoceros hornbill and Abyssinian ground hornbill
Rhinoceros hornbill, Buceros rhinoceros, and Abyssinian ground hornbill, Bucorvus abyssinicus. Handcoloured lithograph from Th

Toco toucan and ariel toucan
Toco toucan, Ramphastos toco, and ariel toucan or channel-billed toucan, Ramphastos vitellinus. Handcoloured lithograph from Th

Black-headed parrot and white-eyed conure
Black-headed parrot, Pionites melanocephalus, and white-eyed conure, Psittacara leucophthalma. Handcoloured lithograph from Th

Green-rumped parrotlet and blue-crowned hanging-parrot
Green-rumped parrotlet, Forpus passerinus, and blue-crowned hanging-parrot, Loriculus galgulus. Handcoloured lithograph from Th

Brown-throated parakeet and long-tailed green
Brown-throated parakeet, Eupsittula pertinax, and long-tailed green parrot of Sincialo, Dominica, Psittacus rufirostris. Handcoloured lithograph from Th

Perroquet tapire (artificially dyed amazon), and red-fan parrot, Deroptyus accipitrinus. The native Americans color the plumage of young parrots with natural dyes. Handcoloured lithograph from Th

Mealy amazon and festive amazon
Mealy amazon, Amazona farinosa, and festive amazon, Amazona festiva. Handcoloured lithograph from Th. Lejeunes Complete Works of Buffon, Oeuvres Completes de Buffon, Brussels, 1837

Scarlet macaw and orange-winged amazon
Scarlet macaw, Ara macao, and orange-winged amazon, Amazona amazonica. Handcoloured lithograph from Th. Lejeunes Complete Works of Buffon, Oeuvres Completes de Buffon, Brussels, 1837

Blue-and-yellow macaw and yellow-headed amazon
Blue-and-yellow macaw, Ara ararauna, and yellow-headed amazon, Amazona oratrix (endangered). Handcoloured lithograph from Th

Chestnut-fronted macaw and Cuban amazon
Chestnut-fronted macaw, Ara severus, and Cuban amazon, Amazona leucocephala. Handcoloured lithograph from Th. Lejeunes Complete Works of Buffon, Oeuvres Completes de Buffon, Brussels, 1837

Blossom-headed parakeet and rose-ringed parakeet
Blossom-headed parakeet, Psittacula roseata, and rose-ringed parakeet, Psittacula krameri. Handcoloured lithograph from Th

Golden-winged parakeet and red-headed lovebird
Golden-winged parakeet, Brotogeris chrysoptera, and red-headed lovebird, Agapornis pullarius. Handcoloured lithograph from Th

Rose-ringed parakeet and rainbow lorikeet
Rose-ringed parakeet, Psittacula krameri, and rainbow lorikeet, Trichoglossus haematodus. Handcoloured lithograph from Th

Red-and-blue lory (endangered) and Moluccan king parrot
Red-and-blue lory, Eos histrio (endangered) and Moluccan king parrot, Alisterus amboinensis. Handcoloured lithograph from Th

Senegal parrot and great-billed parrot
Senegal parrot, Poicephalus senegalus, and great-billed parrot, Tanygnathus megalorynchos. Handcoloured lithograph from Th

Snakes, A Chameleon, a frog and a salamander
Snakes (a rattlesnake and a boa constrictor), A Chameleon, a frog and a salamander. Date: 1808

Jardin Des Plantes
LE JARDIN DES PLANTES, Paris, was founded in 1626 as a botanical garden, but in the 18th century, under Buffon, expanded to become also a zoo

Fallow-Deer (Bewick)
Cervus dama Le Dain, according to Buffon

Buffon Residence
GEORGES LOUIS LECLERC Le Chateau de Montbard, Buffons childhood residence Date: 1707 - 1788

Buffon / Romney / Meyron
GEORGES-LOUIS LECLERC alias BUFFON French naturalist Date: 1707 - 1788

Puffin, extinct great auk, and emperor penguin.. Handcolored engraving after a drawing by Edouard Travies from Richards Oeuvres Completes de Buffon, Paris, Pourrat Freres, 1839

Green parrot, Psittacus viridis, and extinct Mascarene parrot, Mascarinus mascarinus.. Handcolored engraving by Madame Thorel after a drawing by Edouard Travies from Richards Oeuvres Completes de

BUFFON, Georges-Louis Leclerc, count de (1707-1788). French naturalist, mathematician, cosmologist, and encyclopedic author. Engraving. SPAIN. CATALONIA. Barcelona

Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon (1707-1788) - French naturalist, mathematician, cosmologist and encyclopedic author. Date: circa 1755

Fregata minor, great frigatebird
Plate 961, hand coloured copper engraving by Francois Nicolas Martinet from Georges Louis Leclerc, le comte de Buffons Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux, Vol. 9, (1784)

Count Georges Louis Leclerc de Buffon (1707-1788)
Portrait of Count Georges Louis Leclerc de Buffon, the author of Historie Naturelle, a 44 volume encyclopedia describing everything known about the natural world, published c. 1770

Buffon, Georges-Louis Leclerc Comte de (1707-1788)
Portrait of Comte de Buffon, a French naturalist, mathematician, biologist, cosmologist and author. Miniature painting, watercolour on paper, artist unknown

Cat of Angora in English translation of Comte de Buffons " Histoire Naturelle, gnrale et particulire."

Buffon / French Card
GEORGES-LOUIS LECLERC alias BUFFON French naturalist

Buffon / Monkeys
HISTOIRE NATURELLE A typical spread from the English edition of his Natural History, plates CCLXVIII and CCLXIX, depicting species of monkey

Buffon (Card)
GEORGES-LOUIS LECLERC French naturalist, depicted at work in the royal gardens

Large Rough Water Dog
(canis aviarius aquaticus) (Buffon : le grand barbet) This clever, hardy dog is carried on board ships, thanks to its ability to retrieve things fallen overboard

Bewick Shepherds Dog
Bewick labels this canis domesticus and Buffon classifies it as Le berger but it is just one of countless dogs which earn their keep by herding sheep

Bewick Mastiff
(canis molossus) Buffon terms it, simply, Le Dogue

Bewick / Weasel
(mustela nivalis - Buffon called it La belette) A widespread but narrow-headed (for ease when burrowing) mustelid very like the stoat

Bewick / Marmot
Bewick classified this rodent as a mouse and named it MONAX, but he accepted that it was probably the same as the Marmot described by Buffon and not really a mouse

Otter (Bewick)
mustela lutra : le loutre, according to Buffon. Loved by some, hunted by others, the otter lives a marginal existence in and out of water

Green Monkey (Bewick)
simis sabaea : Buffon calls it the CALLITRICHE. The hair on the upper body is green, the underside silver. It lives on the Cape Verde islands and parts of North Africa

Striated Monkey (Bewick)
simia iacchus : Buffon calls it the OUISTITI. It lives in Brazil where it feeds on fruits, vegetables, insects and snails, and is fond of fish

Bison (Bewick)
Bos bison, the American bison as Buffon termed it

Buffalo (Bewick)
Bos bubalus : Buffon termed it Le Buffle

Wolverine / Glutton
Also known to Americans as a CARCAJOU. Mustela gudo. Buffon calls it a glutton

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