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Discovery Collection (page 11)

Background imageDiscovery Collection: Scytalopus magellanicus, Magellanic tapaculo

Scytalopus magellanicus, Magellanic tapaculo
Ff. 163. Watercolour painting by George Forster annotated Motacilla magellanica and made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)

Background imageDiscovery Collection: Caranx melampygus, bluefin trevally

Caranx melampygus, bluefin trevally
Ff. 95 Vol 2. Watercolour painting by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage to explore the southern continent 1768-1771

Background imageDiscovery Collection: Chaetodon trifasciatus lunulatus, redfin butterflyfish

Chaetodon trifasciatus lunulatus, redfin butterflyfish
Ff. 24b Vol 2. Watercolour painting by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage to explore the southern continent 1768-1771

Background imageDiscovery Collection: Lagocephalus sceleratus, silver toadfish

Lagocephalus sceleratus, silver toadfish
Ff. 244. Pencil sketch by George Forster made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)

Background imageDiscovery Collection: Arnoglossus scapha

Arnoglossus scapha
Ff. 193. Watercolour painting by George Forster made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)

Background imageDiscovery Collection: Valenciennea strigata, blueband goby

Valenciennea strigata, blueband goby
Ff. 189. Pencil sketch by George Forster made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)

Background imageDiscovery Collection: Rhipidura fuliginosa, New Zealand fantail

Rhipidura fuliginosa, New Zealand fantail
Ff. 155. Watercolour painting by George Forster (1773) annotated Muscicapa ventilabrum and made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)

Background imageDiscovery Collection: Pagrosomus auratus, snapper

Pagrosomus auratus, snapper
Ff. 72 Vol 2. Watercolour painting by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage to explore the southern continent 1768-1771

Background imageDiscovery Collection: Pachyptila belcheri, slender-billed prion

Pachyptila belcheri, slender-billed prion
Ff. 43, watercolour by William Ellis from a collection of sketches of Mammals, Birds and Fish made on Captian James Cooks third voyage (1776-1780)

Background imageDiscovery Collection: William Benjamin Carpenter (1813-1885)

William Benjamin Carpenter (1813-1885)
Member of the Challenger expedition (1873-1876) with responsibility for Orbitolites. The Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876)

Background imageDiscovery Collection: Lalage leucopyga, long-tailed triller

Lalage leucopyga, long-tailed triller
Ff. 159. Watercolour painting by George Forster annotated Muscicapa naevia and made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)

Background imageDiscovery Collection: Ranina ranina, spanner crab

Ranina ranina, spanner crab
Plate 113 from a collection of watercolour sketches by William W. Ellis (?-1785) made on Captain James Cooks third voyage to explore the south (1776-1780)

Background imageDiscovery Collection: Lethrinus miniatus, sweetlips emperor

Lethrinus miniatus, sweetlips emperor
Ff. 200. Watercolour painting by George Forster made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)

Background imageDiscovery Collection: Heniochus chryostomus, pennant bannerfish

Heniochus chryostomus, pennant bannerfish
Ff. 31a Vol 2. Watercolour painting by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage to explore the southern continent 1768-1771

Background imageDiscovery Collection: Sargocentron tiere, blue lined squirrelfish

Sargocentron tiere, blue lined squirrelfish
Ff. 70 Vol 2. Watercolour painting by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage to explore the southern continent 1768-1771

Background imageDiscovery Collection: Pentanemus quinquarius, royal threadfin

Pentanemus quinquarius, royal threadfin
Ff. 179. Pencil sketch by George Forster made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)

Background imageDiscovery Collection: Artamus leucorhynchus, white-breasted woodswallow

Artamus leucorhynchus, white-breasted woodswallow
Ff. 165. Watercolour painting by George Forster (1773) annotated Motacilla longiceps and made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)

Background imageDiscovery Collection: Ff. 252 sketch by George Forster

Ff. 252 sketch by George Forster
Ff. 252. Pencil sketch by George Forster made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75). Illustration shows a sea creature

Background imageDiscovery Collection: Siganus punctatus, goldspotted spinefoot

Siganus punctatus, goldspotted spinefoot
Ff. 199. Watercolour painting by George Forster made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)

Background imageDiscovery Collection: Calcarius lapponicus alascensis, Lapland longspur

Calcarius lapponicus alascensis, Lapland longspur
Ff. 80, watercolour by William Ellis from a collection of sketches of Mammals, Birds and Fish made on Captian James Cooks third voyage (1776-1780)

Background imageDiscovery Collection: Dactylopterus volitans, flying gurnard

Dactylopterus volitans, flying gurnard
Ff. 103 Vol 2. Unfinished watercolour painting by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage to explore the southern continent 1768-1771

Background imageDiscovery Collection: Chaetodon ulietensis, Pacific double-saddle butterflyfish

Chaetodon ulietensis, Pacific double-saddle butterflyfish
Ff. 22b Vol 2. Watercolour painting by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage to explore the southern continent 1768-1771

Background imageDiscovery Collection: Thurammina - Cyclammina

Thurammina - Cyclammina
Plate 37 from Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger 1873-1876. Zoology Vol. 9. Foraminifera Plates, 1884 by C. Wyville Thomson

Background imageDiscovery Collection: Gymnothorax ocellatus, Caribbean ocellated moray

Gymnothorax ocellatus, Caribbean ocellated moray
Ff. 2 Vol 2. Watercolour painting by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage to explore the southern continent 1768-1771

Background imageDiscovery Collection: Serranus variolosa

Serranus variolosa
Ff. 216. Watercolour painting by George Forster made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)

Background imageDiscovery Collection: Eptatretus cirrhatus, broadgill hagfish

Eptatretus cirrhatus, broadgill hagfish
Ff. 251. Watercolour painting by George Forster made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)

Background imageDiscovery Collection: Scomber japonicus, chub mackerel

Scomber japonicus, chub mackerel
Ff. 228. Pencil sketch by George Forster made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)

Background imageDiscovery Collection: Dinosaur egg excavation, 1925

Dinosaur egg excavation, 1925
George Olsen showing his find of dinosaur eggs to Roy Chapman Andrews during the 1925 expedition to Mongolia by the American Museum of Natural History

Background imageDiscovery Collection: Chrysaora quinquecirrha, sea nettle jellyfish

Chrysaora quinquecirrha, sea nettle jellyfish
Ff. 53 Vol 3. Pencil sketch by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage to explore the southern continent 1768-1771

Background imageDiscovery Collection: Galaxias argenteus, giant kokopu

Galaxias argenteus, giant kokopu
Ff. 205. Watercolour painting by George Forster made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)

Background imageDiscovery Collection: Aechmorhynchus cancellatus, Kiritimati sandpiper

Aechmorhynchus cancellatus, Kiritimati sandpiper
Ff. 64, watercolour by William Ellis from a collection of sketches of Mammals, Birds and Fish made on Captian James Cooks third voyage (1776-1780)

Background imageDiscovery Collection: Trachinocephalus myops, painted lizzardfish

Trachinocephalus myops, painted lizzardfish
Ff. 232. Pencil sketch by George Forster made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)

Background imageDiscovery Collection: Poroderma africanum

Poroderma africanum
Ff. 249. Pencil sketch by George Forster made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)

Background imageDiscovery Collection: Scorpaena cardinalis, red rockcod

Scorpaena cardinalis, red rockcod
Ff. 190. Watercolour painting by George Forster made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)

Background imageDiscovery Collection: Cossyphra caffra, cape robin-chat

Cossyphra caffra, cape robin-chat
Ff. 147a. Watercolour painting by George Forster annotated Turdus phoenicurus and made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)

Background imageDiscovery Collection: Carangoides crysos, blue runner

Carangoides crysos, blue runner
Ff. 94 Vol 2. Watercolour painting by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage to explore the southern continent 1768-1771

Background imageDiscovery Collection: Katsuwomus pelamis, skipjack tuna

Katsuwomus pelamis, skipjack tuna
Ff. 230. Watercolour painting by George Forster made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)

Background imageDiscovery Collection: Ptilinopus tannensis, Tanna fruit dove

Ptilinopus tannensis, Tanna fruit dove
Ff. 138. Watercolour painting by George Forster annotated Columba xanthura and made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)

Background imageDiscovery Collection: Loxops coccineus coccineus, akepa

Loxops coccineus coccineus, akepa
Ff. 85, watercolour by William Ellis from a collection of sketches of Mammals, Birds and Fish made on Captian James Cooks third voyage (1776-1780)

Background imageDiscovery Collection: Ff. 229 sketch by George Forster

Ff. 229 sketch by George Forster
Ff. 229. Pencil sketch by George Forster made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75). Annotated Psetta glauca

Background imageDiscovery Collection: Phalcrocorax carunculatus, rough-faced shag

Phalcrocorax carunculatus, rough-faced shag
Ff. 104. Watercolour painting by George Forster (1773) annotated Pelecanus carunculatus and made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)

Background imageDiscovery Collection: Diomedea exulens, wandering albatross

Diomedea exulens, wandering albatross
Ff. 99. Watercolour painting by George Forster annotated Dyomedea exulans made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)

Background imageDiscovery Collection: Philesternus carrunculatus, saddleback

Philesternus carrunculatus, saddleback
Ff. 73, watercolour by William Ellis from a collection of sketches of Mammals, Birds and Fish made on Captian James Cooks third voyage (1776-1780)

Background imageDiscovery Collection: Cypselurus poecilopterus, yellow-wing flyingfish

Cypselurus poecilopterus, yellow-wing flyingfish
Ff. 109 Vol 2. Watercolour painting by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage to explore the southern continent 1768-1771

Background imageDiscovery Collection: Turdus ulietensis (Turdus badius), bay thrush. Also known as

Turdus ulietensis (Turdus badius), bay thrush. Also known as
Ff. 146. Watercolour painting by George Forster annotated Turdus badius and made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)



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