Daytime Collection (#56)

Topaza pella, crimson topaz
Plate 66, hand coloured lithograph from John Goulds A Monograph of the Trochilid, or Family of Hummingbirds, Vol.1, (1849-61)

Campylopterus ensipennis, white-tailed sabrewing
Plate 46, hand coloured lithograph from John Goulds A Monograph of the Trochilid, or Family of Hummingbirds, Vol.2, (1849-61)

Norfolk Island drawing 2
A sketch taken from Botanical Drawings from Australia by Ferdinand Bauer (1760-1826)

Erinaceus europaeus, western European hedgehog
Plate 120 Hedgehog. Original watercolour drawing from The Naturalists Library, Mammalia, Vol. 2, 1833-1843, by Sir William Jardine (1800-1874)

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

Icebergs
The Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876) was funded by the British Government for the purpose of scientific discovery. Copied from a print in the zoology Department of Oxford University

Hippopotamus amphibius, hippopotamus
Plate 67 The Hippopotamus. Original watercolour drawing from The Naturalists Library, Mammalia, Vol. 2, 1833-1843, by Sir William Jardine (1800-1874)

Coregonus vandesius, C. clupeoides, Thymallus vulgaris
Page 148 by W Houghton from his British Freshwater Fishes, 1879

Turdus philomelos, song thrush, Turdus iliacus, redwing
Plate 78, hand coloured lithograph by John and Elizabeth Gould from John Goulds The Birds of Europe, Vol. 2 (1832-37)

Tetrao urogallus, western capercaillie
Plate 248, hand coloured lithograph by John and Elizabeth Gould from John Goulds The Birds of Europe, Vol. 4 (1832-1837)

Unfinished painting of a woman by David Wright
Unfinished painting of a woman, possibly the artists wife, Esme, by David Wright, Britains foremost pin-up artist of the wartime era. Date: c.1944

Tunguska meteorite damage, Siberia
Trees flattened on a hillside by an explosion in the atmosphere probably caused by a small piece of comet which fell on 30 June 1908. Photo taken in 1929

Rallus aquaticus, water rail
Plate facing page 34 in M.S. Notes for John Goulds The Birds of Europe, Vol. 6, (1832-37)

Krakatoa in eruption
Krakatoa during an early stage of the eruption. Plate 1 from The Eruption of Krakatoa (1888) by G. J. Symons

Dendragapus obscurus, blue grouse
Plate 361 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1835-38), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London

Ardea alba, great egret
Plate 386 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1835-38), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London

Lagopus muta, rock ptarmigan

Pica nuttallii Cyanocitta stelleri Aphelocoma californica Nu
Plate 362 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1835-38), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London

Hesperiphona vespertina, Pheuticus melanocephalus
Plate 373 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1835-38), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London

Plegadis falcinellus, glossy ibis
Plate 387 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1835-38), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London

Aegolius funereus, Tengmalms owl
Plate 380 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1835-38), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London

Anser caerulescens, snow goose
Plate 381 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1835-38), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London

Carduelis flammea, common redpoll
Plate 375 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1835-38), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London

Aramus guarauna, limpkin
Plate 377 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1835-38), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London

Calcarius lapponicus, Lapland longspur
Plate 365 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1835-38), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London

Surnia ulula, northern hawk-owl
Plate 378 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1835-38), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London

Ammodramus maritimus, seaside sparrow
Plate 355 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1835-38), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London

Laterallus jamaicensis, black rail
Plate 349 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1835-38), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London

Cygnus buccinator, trumpeter swan
Plate 376 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1835-38), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London

Spiza americana, dickcissel
Plate 384 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1835-38), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London

Centrocercus urophasianus, greater sage grouse

Tympanuchus phasianellus, sharp-tailed grouse
Plate 382 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1835-38), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London

Columba fasciata, band-tailed pigeon
Plate 367 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1835-38), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London

Piranga ludoviciana, western tanager, Piranga olivacea, scar
Plate 354 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1835-38), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London

Parus atricapillus, Parus rufescens, Psaltriparus minimus
Plate 353 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1835-38), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London

Buteo swainsoni, Swainsons hawk
Plate 372 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1835-38), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London

Cinclus mexicanus, American dipper
Plate 370 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1835-38), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London

Salpinctes obsoletus, rock wren, Troglodytes troglodytes, wi
Plate 360 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1835-38), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London

Circus cyaneus, hen harrier
Plate 356 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1835-38), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London

Oreoscoptes montanus, sage thrasher, Ixarius naevius, varied
Plate 369 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1835-38), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London

Ancient Wrasse - Frontispiece from the Aquarium
Frontispiece from The Aquarium: an unveiling of the wonders of the deep sea by Philip Henry Gosse (1854). Annotated The Ancient Wrasse

Calliactis parasitica, parasitic anemone, Pagurus bernhardus
Plate 4 from The Aquarium: an unveiling of the wonders of the deep sea by Philip Henry Gosse (1854)

Marine turtle (c. 1955) by Audrey Weber. Oil on canvas 144 x 170 cm. Held by the Natural History Museum, London

Euproctis chrysorrhoea, brown-tail moth caterpillar
These caterpillars of the brown-tail moth are noted for their poisonous hairs, which can cause a rash on contact with skin

Ladybird just emerged from its pupa case
The distinctive black spots will develop on this ladybirds elytra or wing case within a few hours of emerging from its pupa case. Photograph taken in Surrey by D. J. Carter, 1989

Coccinella 7-punctata, seven spot ladybird
A familiar seven-spot ladybird resting on a chive plant. Ladybirds are a beneficial insect to gardeners as they feed on aphids both as an adult and as larva. Photograph taken in Surrey by D. J

Athene cunicularia, A. noctua, Glaucidium gnoma, Asio flamme
Plate 432 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1835-38), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London

Brachyramphus marmoratus, marbled murrelet
Plate 430 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1835-38), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London

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