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Anas superciliosa, Pacific black duck
Falco novaeseelandiae, New Zealand falconFf. 38. Watercolour painting by George Forster (1773) annotated Falco harpe and made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)
Prosthemadera noveseelandiae, tuiFf. 61. Watercolour painting by George Forster (1773) annotated Certhia cincinnata and made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)
Chrysococcyx lucidus, shining bronze cuckooFf. 57. Watercolour painting by George Forster (1773) annotated Cuculus nitens lucidus and made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)
Dillenia alata, red beech treeCopper plate from the original drawing by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage across the Pacific, 1768-1771
Epacris longiflora, fuschia heathOutline drawing by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage, 1768-1771. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
An unattributed fine portrait silhouette by LeonOutline drawing by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage, 1768-1771. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Aythya novaeseelandiae, New Zealand scaupFf. 79. Watercolour painting by George Forster (1773) annotated Anas atricilla and made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)
Vini peruviana, blue lorikeetFf. 49. Watercolour painting by George Forster annotated Psittacus sapphirinus, Psittacus taitianus and made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)
Captain James Cook (1728-1779)Portrait of Captain James Cook, an English explorer, navigator and cartographer. From a painting by Sir Nathaniel Dance
Delphinus delphis, common dolphinFf. 31. Painting by George Forster (1754-1794), made during Captain James Cooks second voyage of discovery, 1772-1775
Raphicerus melanotis, cape grysbokFf. 17. Annotated Antelope tragulus, Melanotis... Greis-bock in Dutch. Painting by George Forster (1754-1794), made during Captain Cooks second voyage of discovery, 1772-1775
Halobaena caerulea, blue petrelFf. 86. Watercolour painting by George Forster annotated Procellaria fimilis and made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)
Taurotragus oryx, eland
Lophonetta specularoides, crested duckFf. 78. Watercolour painting by George Forster annotated Anas lophyra cristata and made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)
Antelope headDrawing by George Forster (1754-1794), made during Captain James Cooks second voyage of discovery, 1772-1775
Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae, red-fronted parakeetFf. 46. Watercolour painting by George Forster (1773) annotated Psittacus pacificus and made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)
Urodynamis taitensis, long-tailed koelFf. 56. Watercolour painting by George Forster annotated Cuculus fasciatus and made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)
Callaeas cinereus, kokakoFf. 52. Wtarecolour painting by George Forster (17774) annotated Callaeas cinerea and made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)
Halcyon leucocephala, grey-headed kingfisherFf. 60. Watercolour painting by George Forster annotated Alcedo cancrophaga made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)
Laniarius ferrugineus, southern boubouFf. 41. Watercolour painting by George Forster annotated Lanius cafer and made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)
Anas georgica, yellow-billed pintailFf. 71. Watercolour painting by George Forster annotated Anas xanthorynchus and made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)
Charmosyna palmarum, palm lorikeetFf. 48. Watercolour painting by George Forster annotated Psittacus palamarum and made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)
Oreotragus oreotragus, klipspringerFf. 29. Painting by George Forster (1754-1794), made during Captain James Cooks second voyage of discovery, 1772-1775
Aplonis striata, striated starlingFf. 54. Watercolour painting by George Forster annotated Coracias pacifica striata and made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)
Tadorna variegata, Paradise shelduckFf. 67. Watercolour painting by George Forster (1773) annotated Anas Cheneros and made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)
Pachyptila vittata, broad-billed prionFf. 87. Watercolour painting by George Forster annotated Procellaria vittata and made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)
Prosopeia tabuensis, red shining parrotFf. 42. Watercolour painting by George Forster annotated Tonga Taboo and made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)
Sydney Parkinson (1745-1771)Portrait of Sydney Parkinson, an artist on the first of Captain Cooks voyages on the Endeavour, 1768-1771. Oil on board, probably a self-portrait, c. 1770
Axis porcinus, hog deerFf. 14. Annotated Cervus porcinus. Drawing by George Forster (1754-1794), made during Captain Cooks second voyage of discovery, 1772-1775
Anthornis melanura, New Zealand bellbirdFf. 62. Watercolour painting by George Forster (1773) annotated Certhia olivacea and made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)
Arripis trutta, eastern Australian salmonFf. 63. Watercolour painting by George Forster (1774) annotated Certhia crdinalis and made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)
Chalinolobus tuberculatus, long-tailed wattled batFf.1. Vespertilio tuberculatus, New Zealand Bat. Painting by George Forster (1754-1794), made during Captain Cooks second voyage of discovery, 1772-1775
Dillenia alataSpecimen of Dillenia alata, collected in Queensland, Australia, 1770, by Joseph Banks and Daniel Solander while on Captain James Cooks first voyage
Coracinia analis, New Caledonian cuckoo-shrikeFf. 53. Watercolour painting by George Forster annotated Corvus cinereus and made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)
Bos connochaetes, wildebeestFf. 21. Drawing by George Forster (1754-1794), made during Captain James Cooks second voyage of discovery, 1772-1775
Eudyptes schlegeli, royal penguinFf. 80. Pencil drawing by George Forster annotated Aptenodytes chhrysocome and made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)
Acrocephalus caffer, long-billed reed warblerFf. 55. Watercolour painting by George Forster annotated Oriolus musa and made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)
Nestor meridionalis, South Island kakaFf. 50. Watercolour painting by George Forster (1773) annotated Psittacus hypopolius and made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)
Foulehaio carunculatus, wattled honeyeaterFf. 64. Watercolour painting by George Forster annotated Certhia carunculata and made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)
Eunymphicus cornutus, horned parakeetFf. 43. Watercolour painting by George Forster annotated Psittacus bisetis and made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)
Ff. 208 sketch by George ForsterFf. 208. Pencil sketch by George Forster made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)
Casuarina equisetifolia, beach sheoakCopper plate of Casuarina equisetifolia, beach sheoak from the original drawing by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage across the Pacific, 1768-1771
Aleurites moluccana, candlenut treeCopper plate of Aleurites moluccana, candlenut tree from the original drawing by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage across the Pacific, 1768-1771
Solander Slip, Vol. 1, spread 94, MammalsSpread 94 from Daniel Charles Solanders notes on mammals taken during Captain James Cooks first voyage to the Pacific Ocean on board the Endeavour
Coluber laticaudatus, colubrine amphibious sea snakeFf. 170. Watercolour painting by George Forster annotated coluber laticaudatus and made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)