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Cuvier Collection (page 3)

Background imageCuvier Collection: Tapeti or Brazilian cottontail, Sylvilagus brasiliensis

Tapeti or Brazilian cottontail, Sylvilagus brasiliensis (Tapeti hare, Lepus tapeti). Illustration by Charles Hamilton Smith after a drawing in Berlin Library

Background imageCuvier Collection: Prairie dog species

Prairie dog species
Prairie dog variety, perhaps Cynomys species (Prairie marmot, Arctomys? ludoviciani). Illustration by Charles Hamilton Smith

Background imageCuvier Collection: Aye-aye, Daubentonia madagascariensis

Aye-aye, Daubentonia madagascariensis (Cheiromys madagascariensis). Illustration by Charles Hamilton Smith. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Thomas Landseer from Edward Griffiths The Animal

Background imageCuvier Collection: Western grey squirrel, Sciurus griseus clarkii

Western grey squirrel, Sciurus griseus clarkii. (Clarks squirrel, Sciurus clarkii.) Drawn by Charles Hamilton Smith at the Philadelphia Museum

Background imageCuvier Collection: Ring-tailed ground squirrel, Notocitellus annulatus

Ring-tailed ground squirrel, Notocitellus annulatus. (Lewis squirrel, Sciurus lewisii). Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Charles Hamilton Smith drawn in Philadelphia Museum

Background imageCuvier Collection: Cape ground squirrel, Xerus inauris?

Cape ground squirrel, Xerus inauris?
Cape ground squirrel, Xerus inauris (Gingi squirrel?, Sciurus ginginianus). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Thomas Landseer from Edward Griffiths The Animal Kingdom by the Baron Cuvier, London

Background imageCuvier Collection: Native of the island of Solor, Indonesia, 19th century

Native of the island of Solor, Indonesia, 19th century
Malay man, native of the island of Solor (Indonesia), 19th century. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Griffith, Harriet or Edward, from Edward Griffiths The Animal Kingdom by the Baron Cuvier

Background imageCuvier Collection: Black giant squirrel or Malayan giant squirrel

Black giant squirrel or Malayan giant squirrel, Ratufa bicolor. (Leschenaults squirrel, Sciurus albiceps). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by J

Background imageCuvier Collection: Marmot diana

Marmot diana, unknown variety of groundhog or prairie dog, based on a specimen drawn by Howitt at Exeter-Change. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Edward Griffiths The Animal Kingdom by

Background imageCuvier Collection: Groundhog, Marmota monax

Groundhog, Marmota monax (Maryland marmot). Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Edward Griffiths The Animal Kingdom by the Baron Cuvier, London, Whittaker, 1824

Background imageCuvier Collection: Bobak marmot, Marmota bobak

Bobak marmot, Marmota bobak (Bobac, Arctomys bobac). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by J. Scott after an illustration by Charles Hamilton Smith from Edward Griffiths The Animal Kingdom by

Background imageCuvier Collection: Eastern woodrat, Neotoma floridana

Eastern woodrat, Neotoma floridana
Eastern woodrat or Florida rat, Neotoma floridana. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Griffith, Harriet or Edward, from Edward Griffiths The Animal Kingdom by the Baron Cuvier, London, Whittaker

Background imageCuvier Collection: Short-tailed chinchilla, Chinchilla chinchilla

Short-tailed chinchilla, Chinchilla chinchilla. Critically endangered. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Edward Griffiths The Animal Kingdom by the Baron Cuvier, London, Whittaker, 1826

Background imageCuvier Collection: Sewessissing, Chief of the Iowa Nation

Sewessissing, Chief of the Iowa Nation (Eowah Indians), North American. Illustration drawn by Charles Hamilton Smith. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Griffith, Harriet or Edward

Background imageCuvier Collection: Plains pocket gopher, Geomys bursarius

Plains pocket gopher, Geomys bursarius (Canada hamster, Mus bursarius). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Griffith, Harriet or Edward

Background imageCuvier Collection: Common dormouse, Muscardinus avellanarius

Common dormouse, Muscardinus avellanarius (Muscardin dormouse, Mus avellanarius). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Griffith, Harriet or Edward

Background imageCuvier Collection: Coypu, Myocastor coypu

Coypu, Myocastor coypu
Coypu or river rat, Myocastor coypu (Coypou, Hydromys coupus). Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Edward Griffiths The Animal Kingdom by the Baron Cuvier, London, Whittaker, 1825

Background imageCuvier Collection: Red-crested turaco, Tauraco erythrolophus

Red-crested turaco, Tauraco erythrolophus (Touracou pauline, Pauline plantain-eater, Musophaga paulina). Handcoloured engraving from Edward Griffiths The Animal Kingdom by the Baron Cuvier, London

Background imageCuvier Collection: Galah bird, Eolophus roseicapilla

Galah bird, Eolophus roseicapilla (Rose cockatoo, Psittacus eos). Handcoloured engraving of a specimen in the Linnean Society Museum from Edward Griffiths The Animal Kingdom by the Baron Cuvier

Background imageCuvier Collection: Golden-mantled racket-tail, Prioniturus platurus

Golden-mantled racket-tail, Prioniturus platurus (Racket-tailed parrot, Psittacus setarius). Handcoloured engraving from Edward Griffiths The Animal Kingdom by the Baron Cuvier, London, Whittaker

Background imageCuvier Collection: Mulga parrot, Psephotus varius

Mulga parrot, Psephotus varius (Varied parrot, Psittacus multicolor). Handcoloured engraving of a specimen in the Linnean Society Museum from Edward Griffiths The Animal Kingdom by the Baron Cuvier

Background imageCuvier Collection: Australian ringneck, Barnardius zonarius

Australian ringneck, Barnardius zonarius (Bauers parrot, Psittacus baueri). Handcoloured engraving of a specimen in the Linnean Society Museum from Edward Griffiths The Animal Kingdom by the Baron

Background imageCuvier Collection: Edible dormouse, Glis glis

Edible dormouse, Glis glis (Fat dormouse, Myoxus glis). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Griffith, Harriet or Edward, from Edward Griffiths The Animal Kingdom by the Baron Cuvier, London

Background imageCuvier Collection: Northern rosella, Platycercus venustus

Northern rosella, Platycercus venustus (Browns parrot, Psittacus brownii). Handcoloured engraving after an illustration by H

Background imageCuvier Collection: Scaly-breasted lorikeet, Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus

Scaly-breasted lorikeet, Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus (Spotted parrot, Psittacus matoni). Handcoloured engraving of a specimen in the Linnean Society Museum from Edward Griffiths The Animal Kingdom

Background imageCuvier Collection: Masked shining parrot, Prosopeia personata

Masked shining parrot, Prosopeia personata (Blue-faced parrot, Psittacus capistratus). Handcoloured engraving of a specimen in the Linnean Society Museum from Edward Griffiths The Animal Kingdom by

Background imageCuvier Collection: Blue-winged parrot, Neophema chrysostoma

Blue-winged parrot, Neophema chrysostoma (Blue-banded parakeet, Psittacus venustus). Handcoloured engraving of a specimen in the Linnean Society Museum from Edward Griffiths The Animal Kingdom by

Background imageCuvier Collection: Golden-collared toucanet, Selenidera reinwardtii

Golden-collared toucanet, Selenidera reinwardtii (Aracari toucan, Ramphastos aracari). Handcoloured engraving by Griffith, Harriet or Edward

Background imageCuvier Collection: Cuban trogon or tocororo, Priotelus temnurus

Cuban trogon or tocororo, Priotelus temnurus (Indented couroucou, Trogon temnurus). Handcoloured engraving after an illustration by Charles Hamilton Smith in Paris from Edward Griffiths The Animal

Background imageCuvier Collection: Yellow-breasted barbet, Trachyphonus margaritatus

Yellow-breasted barbet, Trachyphonus margaritatus (Marginated barbet, Bucco marginatus). Handcoloured engraving after a specimen in the British Museum from Edward Griffiths The Animal Kingdom by

Background imageCuvier Collection: Collared puffbird, Bucco capensis

Collared puffbird, Bucco capensis (Collared barbet, Bucco collaris). Handcoloured engraving after an illustration by Samuel Howitt from Edward Griffiths The Animal Kingdom by the Baron Cuvier

Background imageCuvier Collection: Pacific koel, Eudynamys orientalis

Pacific koel, Eudynamys orientalis (Flinders cuckow, Eudynamys flindersii). Handcoloured engraving after an illustration by H

Background imageCuvier Collection: Cayenne spiny rat, Proechimys guyannensis

Cayenne spiny rat, Proechimys guyannensis (Red echimys or spiny rat of d Azara). Illustration by Charles Hamilton Smith. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by James Basire from Edward Griffiths The

Background imageCuvier Collection: White-bellied woodpecker, Dryocopus javensis

White-bellied woodpecker, Dryocopus javensis
White-bellied woodpecker variety, Dryocopus javensis (Crawfurds woodpecker, Picus crawfurdii). Handcoloured engraving after a specimen in Crawfurds Museum from Edward Griffiths The Animal Kingdom by

Background imageCuvier Collection: Acorn woodpecker, Melanerpes formicivorus

Acorn woodpecker, Melanerpes formicivorus (Black-bearded woodpecker, Picus melanopogon). Handcoloured engraving from Edward Griffiths The Animal Kingdom by the Baron Cuvier, London, Whittaker, 1829

Background imageCuvier Collection: Knobbed hornbill, Aceros cassidix. Vulnerable

Knobbed hornbill, Aceros cassidix. Vulnerable
Knobbed hornbill or Sulawesi wrinkled hornbill, Aceros cassidix (Crested hornbill, Buceros cassidix). Vulnerable. Handcoloured engraving from Edward Griffiths The Animal Kingdom by the Baron Cuvier

Background imageCuvier Collection: Jamaican tody, Todus todus

Jamaican tody, Todus todus (Green tody, Todus viridis). Handcoloured engraving after an illustration by Charles Hamilton Smith in Jamaica from Edward Griffiths The Animal Kingdom by the Baron Cuvier

Background imageCuvier Collection: Blue-winged kookaburra, Dacelo leachii

Blue-winged kookaburra, Dacelo leachii (Leachs kingfisher). Handcoloured engraving from a specimen in the Linnean Society Museum from Edward Griffiths The Animal Kingdom by the Baron Cuvier, London

Background imageCuvier Collection: Rufous-bellied kookaburra, Dacelo gaudichaud

Rufous-bellied kookaburra, Dacelo gaudichaud (Gaudichauds kingfisher). Handcoloured engraving after an illustration by Charles Hamilton Smith of a specimen in the Paris Museum from Edward Griffiths

Background imageCuvier Collection: Smiths bee-eater, Merops puella

Smiths bee-eater, Merops puella. Handcoloured engraving after an illustration by Charles Hamilton Smith from a specimen in William Bullocks Museum from Edward Griffiths The Animal Kingdom by

Background imageCuvier Collection: Blue-throated bee-eater, Merops viridis viridis

Blue-throated bee-eater, Merops viridis viridis (Sumatra bee-eater, Merops sumatranus). Handcoloured engraving after an illustration by H

Background imageCuvier Collection: Giant hummingbird, Patagona gigas

Giant hummingbird, Patagona gigas (Trochilus gigas). Handcoloured engraving after an illustration by H. Kearsley of a specimen in the British Museum from Edward Griffiths The Animal Kingdom by

Background imageCuvier Collection: Red kangaroo, Macropus rufus

Red kangaroo, Macropus rufus (Woolly kangaroo, Macropus lanigerus). Illustration by John Lewin. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by H

Background imageCuvier Collection: Langsdorffs hummingbirds

Langsdorffs hummingbirds
Langsdorffs crested hummingbird with nuchal ruff 1, and Langsdorffs hummingbird with ultra-marine nuchal ruff 2. Handcoloured engraving by Griffith, Harriet or Edward

Background imageCuvier Collection: Lotens sunbird, female, Cinnyris lotenius

Lotens sunbird, female, Cinnyris lotenius (long-billed souimanga). Handcoloured engraving from Edward Griffiths The Animal Kingdom by the Baron Cuvier, London, Whittaker, 1828

Background imageCuvier Collection: Apapane or Hawaiian honeycreeper, Himatione sanguinea

Apapane or Hawaiian honeycreeper, Himatione sanguinea (Byrons creeper, Drepanis byronensis). Handcoloured engraving drawn

Background imageCuvier Collection: White-collared foliage-gleaner, Anabazenops fuscus

White-collared foliage-gleaner, Anabazenops fuscus (Natterers nuthatch, Xenops anabatiodes). Handcoloured engraving from Edward Griffiths The Animal Kingdom by the Baron Cuvier, London, Whittaker

Background imageCuvier Collection: Cinnamon or broad-billed roller, Eurystomus

Cinnamon or broad-billed roller, Eurystomus
Cinnamon roller or broad-billed roller, Eurystomus glaucurus glaucurus. (Madagascar roller var.?, Coracias madagascariensis)



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