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Alcedo athhis, common kingfisherWatercolour by Charles F. Tunnicliffe (c. 1973)
Panthera tigris, tigerFelis tigris. Plate from A Monograph of the Felidae, or Family of the Cats, 1833, by Daniel Giraud Elliot. Illustrated with 43 hand-coloured lithographs from watercolour drawings by Joseph Wolf
Jynx torquilla, wryneck, Dendrocopos major, great spotted woPlate 60 from Archibald Thorburns second edtition of British Birds, Vol. 2 (1925)
View of Grotto Point, looking north-east towards the harbourDrawing 7 from the Watling Collection titled A View in N.S. Wales. Grotto Point in the entrance of Port Jackson by a Port Jackson Painter, 1788-1797
A Malayan forest, with its characteristic birdsPlate 9 from Alfred Russel Wallaces The Geographical Distribution of Animals, (1876)
Sterna albifrons, little ternPlate 73 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 5 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph
Passer domesticus, house sparrowPlate 32 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 3 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph
Podiceps cristatus, great crested grebePlate 38 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 5 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph
Mesoplodon bidens, Sowerbys beaked whalePlate 12 The Diodon of Sowerby. Hand-coloured engraving of a drawing by James Hope Stewart (1789-1856), from The Naturalists Library, Mammalia, Vol
Physeter catodon and Hyperoodon ampullatusSperm whale and northern bottlenose whale. Plate 45 from British Mammals Vol. 1 & 2 by Archibald Thorburn, 1920-21
Carduelis spinus, Eurasian siskinPlate 37 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 3 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph
Mergellus albellus, smewPlate 37 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 5 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph
Bucephala clangula, common goldeneyePlate 31 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 5 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph
Motacilla flava thunbergi, yellow wagtailPlate 4 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 3 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph
Cygnus columbianus, tundra swanPlate 10 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 5 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph
Delphinus delphis, short-beaked common dolphinPlate from a collection of pencil sketches and watercolour drawings of British mammals c. 1890-1910 by Edward Adrian Wilson (1872-1912)
Scene in New Zealand, with some of its remarkable birdsPlate 13 from Alfred Russel Wallaces The Geographical Distribution of Animals, (1876)
Semioptera wallacei, standardwingPlate 52, hand coloured lithograph by John and Elizabeth Gould from John Goulds The Birds of Australia, Supplementary volume, (1840-1848)
Tupus diluculum, Bolsover dragonflyPainting of Tupus diluculum (Bolsover dragonfly), a giant dragonfly from the Upper Carboniferous (354 to 290 mya)
Vermivora bachmanii, Bachmans warblerPlate 185 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1831-34), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London
Sula capensis, Cape GannetPlate 2 from William MacGillivrays Watercolour drawings of British Animals (1831-1841)
Precambrian volcanoAn impression by Micahael Copus of Precambrian (4, 500 to 544 million years ago) bomb-rock volcano in Leicestershire, England
Tringa ochropus, green sandpiperPlate 56 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 4 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph
Loxia pytyopsittacus, parrot crossbillPlate 46 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 3 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph
Phalacrocorax carbo, great cormorantPlate 52 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 5 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph
Tringa glareola, wood sandpiperPlate 57 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 4 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph
Ciconia ciconia, European white storkPlate 30 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 4 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph
Lieutenant Fanshawe and Family, (1873)
View of Sydney Harbour, Sydney, AustraliaA photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876) funded by the British Government for scientific purposes
Panoramic: Bahia, Brazil, South America 1873A photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876), funded by the British Government for scientific purposes
Glacial rock, Halifax 1873A photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876), funded by the British Government for scientific purposes
Bahia, Brazil, South America 1873A photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876), funded by the British Government for scientific purposes
Fayal, Azores 1873A photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876), funded by the British Government for scientific purposes
Bahia, South America 1873A photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876), funded by the British Government for scientific purposes
Motacilla flava, yellow wagtailWatercolour by Henrik Gr ld (1924-5)
Pygoscelis antarcticus, chinstrap penguinFf. 82. Watercolour painting by George Forster annotated Aptenodytes antartica and made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)
Beach on the Island of TongaA photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876) funded by the British Government for scientific purposes
Fulica americana, American cootPlate 239 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1834-35), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London
Chrysolina menthastri, mint leaf beetle eating a mint leafA bronze-green rounded leaf beetle feeding on a mint leaf. These beetles are common in the U.K and favour damp waterside habitats
Bluebottle maggotsNumerous bluebottle fly maggots or larvae feeding on carrion
Kunga cakeIn East Africa huge clouds of midges that rise out of the tropical rivers and lakes are caught by the millions and squeezed into solid blocks and cooked as kunga cake
The AvalanchePlate 20 taken from The Life and Habits of Wild Animals, illustrated withdesigns by Joseph Wolf, London 1874
Quercus sp. crouch oakAlso known as Addlestone Oak or Queens Oak. In the 14th century Wycliffe preached under this oak. Queen Elizabeth I is said to have feasted under it. Photographed by Pat Hart, Summer 2003
Quercus robur, oak leavesLeaves from a common oak tree (Quercus robur) growing within the Natural History Museum Wildlife Garden. Photographed by Derek Adams, June 2003
Pepsis heros, tarantula hawk waspThe tarantula hawk wasp has a wingspan of 11cm, and a body length up to 7cm. As their name suggests, they feed on tarantual spiders
Aegyptopithecus zeuxisIllustration of an Egyptian Ape by Maurice Wilson. The forerunners of both monkeys and apes. These small arboreal primates lived 35-32 million years ago in the tropical rain forests of northern Egypt
Coccyzus minor, mangrove cuckooPlate 169 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1831-34), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London
Tragopan satyra, satyr tragopanPlate 49 from John Goulds The Birds of Asia, Vol. 7, (1850-83). Hand coloured lithograph