Casse Collection

Great and lesser spotted woodpeckers
Great spotted woodpecker, Dendrocopos major, and Lesser spotted woodpecker, Dryobates minor. Handcoloured steel engraving by du Casse after an illustration by Adolph Fries from Felix-Edouard

Avec la carte, nous en aurons peu, mais nous en aurons tous. Casse aujourd hui ton sucre en deux pour en avoir demain?. Large sword cutting sugar cone in two. Date 1916

Blue-headed fantail, Rhipidura cyaniceps 1 and peony, Paeonia suffruticosa 2. Pitpit, Pivoine. Handcoloured steel engraving by du Casse from Felix-Edouard Guerin-Menevilles Dictionnaire Pittoresque d

Grey dagger, Apopestes spectrum and peach blossom moths
Grey dagger moth and larva, Acronicta psi 1, Apopestes spectrum moth and larva 2, peach blossom moth and caterpillar, Thyatira batis 3. Noctuelles psi, spectre, batis

Yellow lotus, white water lily and leaf-footed bugs
Yellow lotus, Nelumbo lutea 1, leaf-footed bugs, Anisoscelis foliaceus 2 and Anoplocnemis curvipes 3, and white water lily, Nymphaea alba 4. Nelumbo, Nematope, Nenuphar

Harold Turner, ballet dancer in Casse Noisette (Nutcracker), The Vic-Wells Ballet, supplement to The Dancing Times, December 1937 Date: 1937

Golden rain tree or canafistula, Cassia fistula, Casse purgative. Handcoloured steel engraving by Pierre after a botanical illustration by Edouard Maubert from Pierre Oscar Reveil, A. Dupuis, Fr

Loons and thread-legged bug
Red-throated loon, Gavia stellata 2, common loon, Gavia immer 3, black-throated loon, Gavia arctica 4, and thread-legged bug, Emesini species. Ploiere, plongeon catmarin, imbrim, lumme, gorge noire

Common tortoise, sulfur-breasted toucan
Common tortoise, Testudo graeca 1, sulfur-breasted toucan, Ramphastos sulfuratus 2, and white-throated toucan, Ramphastos tucanus 3. Tortue, Toucans

Black oriole, green oriole, four-horned spider
Black oriole, Oriolus hosii 1, green oriole, Oriolus flavocinctus 1a, four-horned spider crab, Pisa tetraodon 2, weevil beetle, Pissodes species 3

Woodpeckers and picarel
Three-toed woodpecker, Picoides tridactylus 1, and picarel, Spicara smaris 2. Pic tridactyle, picarel. Handcoloured steel engraving by du Casse after an illustration by Adolph Fries

Hawfinch, crane and crickets
Hawfinch, Coccothraustes coccothraustes 2, common crane, Grus grus 3, and crickets, Gryllus campestris 1. Grillon, gros-bec, grue

Red-bearded bee-eater, Nyctyornis amictus, and fungoid bryozoan, Plumatella fungosa. Alcemerope, Alcyonelle. Handcoloured steel engraving from Felix-Edouard Guerin-Menevilles Dictionnaire Pittoresque

White-tailed sea eagle, water spider, Purpuricenus
White-tailed sea eagle, Haliaeetus albicilla 5, and prey, water spider, Argyroneta aquatica 1, Purpuricenus beetles 2.3, and Pycnogonum litorale sea spider 4

Woodcock, red crossbill and black skimmer
Woodcock, Scolopax rusticola, red crossbill, Loxia curvirostra, and black skimmer, Rynchops niger Becasse, bec-croise, et bec en ciseaux

Tree frog, water rail and landrail
European tree frog, Hyla arborea, water rail, Rallus aquaticus, and corn crake or landrail, Crex crex. Rainette verte, rale d eau, rale de genets

Spotted pardalote, Pardalotus punctatus. Handcoloured steel engraving by du Casse after an illustration by Adolph Fries from Felix-Edouard Guerin-Menevilles Dictionnaire Pittoresque d Histoire

Alexandrine parakeet, Psittacula eupatria, and long-tailed parakeet, Psittacula longicauda Perruche d Alexandre et perruche a longs brins

Red-legged partridge, Lectures rufa, and grey partridge, Perdix perdix Perdrix rouge et perdrix grise. Handcoloured steel engraving by du Casse after an illustration by Adolph Fries

Palm cockatoo and red-tailed black cockatoo
Palm cockatoo, Probosciger aterrimus, and red-tailed black cockatoo, Calyptorhynchus banks Mycroglosse noir et Perroquet de Banks

Eastern rosella and yellow-crowned amazon
Eastern rosella, Platycercus exams, and yellow-crowned amazon, Amazona ochrocephala. Perruche omnicolore et Perroquet tete jaune

Rufous tailed hummingbird, tufted coquette
Rufous tailed hummingbird, Amazilia tzacatl, Tufted coquette, Lophornis ornatus, and black-eared fairy, Heliothryx auritus Oiseau-mouche ventre gris, huppe col, oreilles d azur

Penduline tit, Remiz pendulinus, and nest. Handcoloured steel engraving by du Casse after an illustration by Adolph Fries from Felix-Edouard Guerin-Menevilles Dictionnaire Pittoresque d Histoire

Three-toed woodpecker, Picoides tridactylus, male, female and juvenile outside nest. Pic a camel rouge. Handcoloured steel engraving by du Casse after an illustration by Adolph Fries

Common magpie, Pica pica, and white-throated magpie-jay, Calocitta formosa, with egg. Pie commune et pie commandeur. Handcoloured steel engraving by du Casse after an illustration by Adolph Fries

White woodpecker and Philippine pygmy woodpecker
White woodpecker, Melanerpes candidus, Philippine pygmy woodpecker, Yungipicus maculatus, male and female. Handcoloured steel engraving by du Casse after an illustration by Adolph Fries

Black woodpecker and great spotted woodpecker with egg
Black woodpecker, Dryocopus martius, and great spotted woodpecker, Dendrocopos major. Pic noir et Pic epeiche moyenne. Handcoloured steel engraving by du Casse after an illustration by Adolph Fries

Jamaican tody, Mariana kingfisher and sunflower
Jamaican tody, Todus todus, Mariana kingfisher, Todiramphus albicilla, and sunflower, Tithonia tagetiflora. Tithonie, Todier et Todiramphe

Black-cheeked gnateater, handsome sweetpea and wasp
Black-cheeked gnateater, Conopophaga melanops, handsome sweetpea, Platylobium formosum, and Inostemma boscii wasp. Platygastra, Platylobier et Platyrhinque

Bird anatomy, beak, wing, tail, feathers. Handcoloured steel engraving by du Casse from Felix-Edouard Guerin-Menevilles Dictionnaire Pittoresque d Histoire Naturelle

Italian sparrow, Passer italiae, and Eurasian tree sparrow with egg, Passer montanus. Handcoloured steel engraving by Pederetti after an illustration by Adolph Fries from Felix-Edouard

Northern mockingbird, nightshades and beetle
Northern mockingbird, Mimus polyglottos orpheus 1, bittersweet nightshade, Solanum dulcamara 3, Solanum quercifolium 4, Mordella fasciata beetle 2. Moqueur, mordelle et morelles

Kingfisher, Alcedo atthis, and laughing kookaburra, Dacelo novaeguineae. Martin pecheur, martin chasseur. Handcoloured steel engraving by Pedretti after an illustration by Adolph Fries

Beautiful sunbird and common spoonbill
Beautiful sunbird, Cinnyris pulchella, and common spoonbill, Platalea leucorodia. Soui-manga et Spatule. Handcoloured steel engraving by du Casse from Felix-Edouard Guerin-Menevilles Dictionnaire

Nightingale, nest and egg, Luscinia megarhynchos, and European robin, egg, Erithacus rubecula. Handcoloured steel engraving by du Casse after an illustration by Adolph Fries from Felix-Edouard

Secretary bird, Sagittarius serpentarius, wild and tame canaries, Serinus canaria. Handcoloured steel engraving by du Casse after an illustration by Adolph Fries from Felix-Edouard Guerin-Menevilles

Guinea turaco, Tauraco persa, and Eurasian wryneck, Jynx torquilla. Handcoloured steel engraving by du Casse after an illustration by Varin from Felix-Edouard Guerin-Menevilles Dictionnaire

Goldcrests, Regulus regulus, and European roller, Coracias garrulus. Handcoloured steel engraving by du Casse after an illustration by Adolph Fries from Felix-Edouard Guerin-Menevilles Dictionnaire

Twelve-wired bird-of-paradise, Seleucidis melanoleucus. Mislabeled Cape sugarbird, Promerops cafer. Handcoloured steel engraving by du Casse after an illustration by Adolph Fries from Felix-Edouard

Village weaver bird and nest, Ploceus cucullatus, and crane fly, Tipula species. Tipule, Tisserin gendarme. Handcoloured steel engraving by du Casse from Felix-Edouard Guerin-Menevilles Dictionnaire

Papuan frogmouth, Podargus papuensis Podarge papou. Handcoloured steel engraving by du Casse after an illustration by Adolph Fries from Felix-Edouard Guerin-Menevilles Dictionnaire Pittoresque d

Wood warbler, Phylloscopus sibilatrix, and moorhen, Gallinula chloropus Pouillot et poule d eau. Handcoloured steel engraving after an illustration by Adolph Fries from Felix-Edouard

European golden plover, Pluvialis apricaria, and ringed plover, Charadrius hiaticula. Handcoloured steel engraving by du Casse after an illustration by Adolph Fries from Felix-Edouard

Red-billed scythebill and olivaceous woodcreeper
Red-billed scythebill, Campylorhamphus trochilirostris and olivaceous woodcreeper, Sittasomus griseicapillus. Handcoloured steel engraving by du Casse after an illustration by Adolph Fries

Greater bird-of-paradise, Paradisaea apoda, and papyrus grass, Cyperus papyrus. Handcoloured steel engraving after an illustration by Adolphe Fries from Felix-Edouard Guerin-Menevilles Dictionnaire

Common chaffinch and brambling
Common chaffinch, Fringilla coelebs, nest and eggs, and brambling, Fringilla montifringilla with eggs Pinson commun et pinson d Ardenne

Pigeon Columba livia breeds: pigeon cavalier faraud, pigeon lillois elegant. Handcoloured steel engraving by du Casse after an illustration by Adolph Fries from Felix-Edouard Guerin-Menevilles

Pigeon varieties, Columba livia: hirondelle, glouglou tambour, polonais. Handcoloured steel engraving by du Casse after an illustration by Adolph Fries from Felix-Edouard Guerin-Menevilles

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