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Darwin200 Collection (page 5)

Background imageDarwin200 Collection: Dendroica petechia aureola, yellow warbler

Dendroica petechia aureola, yellow warbler
Plate 28, hand coloured lithograph by John and Elizabeth Gould from Charles Robert Darwins Zoology of the Voyage of the H.M.S. Beagle, Part 3 Birds, (1838-41). This is not one of Darwins finches

Background imageDarwin200 Collection: Foot of Macrauchenia patachonica

Foot of Macrauchenia patachonica
Maximum dimension 30.5 cms. Pleistocene specimen collected by Charles Darwin in Argentina during the voyage of the Beagle 1832-1836

Background imageDarwin200 Collection: Thraupis bonariensis, blue and yellow tanager

Thraupis bonariensis, blue and yellow tanager
Plate 34, hand coloured lithograph by John and Elizabeth Gould from Charles Robert Darwins Zoology of the Voyage of the H.M.S. Beagle, Part 3 Birds, (1838-41). This is not one of Darwins finches

Background imageDarwin200 Collection: Camarhynchus psittacula, large tree finch

Camarhynchus psittacula, large tree finch
Plate 40, hand coloured lithograph by John and Elizabeth Gould from Charles Robert Darwins Zoology of the Voyage of the H.M.S. Beagle, Part 3 Birds, (1838-41). Finch from the Galapagos Islands

Background imageDarwin200 Collection: Pterocnemia pennata, lesser rhea

Pterocnemia pennata, lesser rhea
Plate 47, hand coloured lithograph by John and Elizabeth Gould from Charles Robert Darwins Zoology of the Voyage of the H.M.S. Beagle, Part 3 Birds, (1838-41)

Background imageDarwin200 Collection: Letter written by Charles Darwin to Emma

Letter written by Charles Darwin to Emma
Part 1 of 3: see also 14143 and 14144

Background imageDarwin200 Collection: Oncifelis colocolo, pampas cat

Oncifelis colocolo, pampas cat
Felis pajeros. Plate 9 from The Zoology of the Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle, Vol 1, Part 2 Mammalia, 1838-1839, by Charles Darwin

Background imageDarwin200 Collection: Passer iagoensis, Cape Verde sparrow

Passer iagoensis, Cape Verde sparrow
Plate 31, hand coloured lithograph by John and Elizabeth Gould from Charles Robert Darwins Zoology of the Voyage of the H.M.S. Beagle, Part 3 Birds, (1838-41). This is not one of Darwins finches

Background imageDarwin200 Collection: Mus darwinii, Darwins mouse

Mus darwinii, Darwins mouse
Plate 23 Illustration by John Gould (1804-1881) from The Zoology of the Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle, Vol. 1 Part 2 Mammalia, 1838-1839, by Charles Darwin

Background imageDarwin200 Collection: Nesomimus melanotis, Chatham mockingbird

Nesomimus melanotis, Chatham mockingbird
A specimen of a Chatham mockingbird (Nesomimus melanotis) collected by Charles Robert Darwin in the Galapagos Islands during the Voyage of the Beagle

Background imageDarwin200 Collection: H. M. S. Beagle

H. M. S. Beagle
Illustration from A Naturalists Voyage Round the World (1912) by Charles Darwin

Background imageDarwin200 Collection: Camarhynchus parvulus, small tree finch

Camarhynchus parvulus, small tree finch
A specimen of a small tree finch (Camarhynchus parvulus) collected in the Galapagos Islands during the Voyage of the Beagle

Background imageDarwin200 Collection: Roller Tumbler, domestic pigeon

Roller Tumbler, domestic pigeon
This pigeon is from the collection of domestic pigeons donated to the Natural History Museum by Charles Darwin in 1867. The bird probably came from Darwins own aviaries

Background imageDarwin200 Collection: Gobiesox poecilophthalmos, clingfish

Gobiesox poecilophthalmos, clingfish
Clingfish (Gobiesox poecilophthalmos) specimens brought back by Charles Darwin on his voyage on HMS Beagle

Background imageDarwin200 Collection: Beauty of the Quadrumana

Beauty of the Quadrumana
Figures 73 to 76 showing Head of Semnopithecus comatus, head of Cebus capucinus, head of Ateles marginatus and head of Cebus vellerosus. From Darwin, C

Background imageDarwin200 Collection: El Carmen, or Patagones illustration

El Carmen, or Patagones illustration (p.65) from Charles Darwins Journal of Researches, John Murray illustrated edition, 1890

Background imageDarwin200 Collection: Canis Magellanicus

Canis Magellanicus
Illustration (plate 5) from Charles Darwins Zoology of the Voyage of the Beagle, Mammalia, Part 2, No.1, 1838

Background imageDarwin200 Collection: Canis Antarcticus

Canis Antarcticus
Illustration (plate 4) from Charles Darwins Zoology of the Voyage of the Beagle, Mammalia, Part 2, No.1, 1838

Background imageDarwin200 Collection: Reef rock

Reef rock
This specimen was collected by Charles Darwin in 1836 from Keeling Atoll, Indian Ocean

Background imageDarwin200 Collection: Moving the Darwin statue

Moving the Darwin statue
The statue returns to its original location, at the top of the main staircase in the Museums iconic Central Hall, in preparation for the celebration of Darwins bicentenary in 2009

Background imageDarwin200 Collection: Letter from Patrick Matthew in The Gardeners Chronicle 12 M

Letter from Patrick Matthew in The Gardeners Chronicle 12 M
Letter from Patrick Matthew in The Gardeners Chronicle and Agricultural Gazette, Saturday 12 May 1860, issue number 19 on page 433

Background imageDarwin200 Collection: On Naval Timber and Arboriculture by Patrick Matthew - title

On Naval Timber and Arboriculture by Patrick Matthew - title
Title page from On Naval Timber and Arboriculture; with critical notes on authors who have recently treated the subject of planting by Patrick Matthew

Background imageDarwin200 Collection: Acropora, Worn coral

Acropora, Worn coral
This specimen was collected by Charles Darwin in 1836 from Keeling Atoll, Indian Ocean

Background imageDarwin200 Collection: Rhodophyta, Coralline algae

Rhodophyta, Coralline algae
This specimen was collected by Charles Darwin in 1836 from Keeling Atoll, Indian Ocean

Background imageDarwin200 Collection: Mockingbirds

Mockingbirds
Three of the four mockingbirds collected by Charles Darwin from the Galapagos Islands in 1835, during the voyage of the Beagle

Background imageDarwin200 Collection: Section of the plains of Patagonia diagram

Section of the plains of Patagonia diagram
Section of the plains of Patagonia, on the banks of the S.Cruz cross-section diagram (p.114) from Charles Darwins Geological Observations on South America, 1846

Background imageDarwin200 Collection: Mate pots and bambillio illustration

Mate pots and bambillio illustration (p.118) from Charles Darwins Journal of Researches, John Murray illustrated edition, 1890

Background imageDarwin200 Collection: Chilian spurs, stirrup illustration

Chilian spurs, stirrup illustration (p.290) from Charles Darwins Journal of Researches, John Murray illustrated edition, 1890

Background imageDarwin200 Collection: Mouth of the river Santa Cruz, map

Mouth of the river Santa Cruz, map
Map (p.338 - 339), from Charles Darwins Narrative of the voyages of HM Ships Adventure and Beagle part 2, 1839

Background imageDarwin200 Collection: North and South section across the valley of Coquimbo, diag

North and South section across the valley of Coquimbo, diag
North and South section across the valley of Coquimbo diagram (p.240) from Charles Darwins Geological Observations on South America, 1846

Background imageDarwin200 Collection: Alfred Russel Wallace (1823-1913)

Alfred Russel Wallace (1823-1913)
Portrait from a daguerrotype. Wallace was an English naturalist and explorer

Background imageDarwin200 Collection: Parahelops darwinii, beetle

Parahelops darwinii, beetle
Beetle collected by Charles Darwin during his stop at Valparaiso, Chile, 1835 on one of his voyages

Background imageDarwin200 Collection: Zaedyus pichiy, pichi armadillo

Zaedyus pichiy, pichi armadillo
Pichi armadillo collected by Charles Darwin at Bahia Blanca, Argentina, 1833 (formerly Daspus minutus)

Background imageDarwin200 Collection: Xanthopan morgani praedicta, hawkmoth

Xanthopan morgani praedicta, hawkmoth
A species of hawkmoth used by Darwin in conjunction with the Madagascan orchid to prove his theories of evolution

Background imageDarwin200 Collection: Fancy domestic pigeons

Fancy domestic pigeons
Mounted fancy pigeon varieties, similar to those studied by Charles Darwin as he developed his ideas on evolution through natural selection

Background imageDarwin200 Collection: The Origin of Species by Charles Darwin

The Origin of Species by Charles Darwin
Title Page of On The Origin of Species by means of natural selection, or, the preservation of favoured races in the struggle for life (1859) by Charles Darwin



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