Fagaceae Collection

Quercus suber, cork oak
Plate 35 from `Le Regne Vegetal. Vol 16 1871. Originally called Chene liege in this publication the Cork Oak tree is now know by the name (Quercus suber)

Falco sparverius, American kestrel
Plate 142 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

Caprimulgus vociferus, whip-poor-will
Plate 82 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1827-30), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London

Toxostoma rufum, brown thrasher
Plate 116 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

Quercus, oak
Plate 21 from The Shape, Skeleton and Foliage of Thirty two species of Trees, 1786 by A. Cozens. Originally issued in 1771

Melanerpes erythrocephalus, red-headed woodpecker
Plate 20, hand coloured etching from The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama islands (1731-43) Vol. 1 by Mark Catesby

Quercus in amber
A male oak tree flower in Baltic amber with a length of 3.7 mm and dating from the Upper Eocene about 35 million years old. Image from Amber The Natural Time Capsule page 29 figure 86

Quercus sp. crouch oak
Also 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 leaves
Leaves from a common oak tree (Quercus robur) growing within the Natural History Museum Wildlife Garden. Photographed by Derek Adams, June 2003

Female parasitic wasp
A female parasitic wasp inspecting an oak apple which she will pierce with her ovipositor to lay her eggs

Moreton Bay chestnut seed pod
Castanospermum australe, Moreton Bay chestnut seed pod collected in Queensland, Australia in 1909 Date: 1909

Fagus sylvatica, European beech
Illustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London. Beech tree foliage

Aesculus hippocastanum, horse chestnut tree
Photographed by Pat Hart, Summer 2003

Eucalyptus obliqua, Australian oak holotype specimen

Quercus, pollard oak
Plate 22 from The Shape, Skeleton and Foliage of Thirty two species of Trees, 1786 by A. Cozens. The series was originally issued in 1771

Sitta pusila, brown-headed nuthatch, Sitta carolinensis, whi
Plate 22, hand coloured etching from The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama islands (1731-43) Vol. 1 by Mark Catesby

Choeropus castanotis, chestnut-eared choeropus
Cheropus castanotis. Plate 6 from Mammals of Australia Volume 1, by John Gould, 1863

Quercus tinctoria, black oak

Neanura ?muscorum, plant mould
A magnifiied image of oak leaf mould. Specimen originates from Horstead, Norwich

Buteo buteo, Eurasian buzzard
Plate 6 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 1 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph

Quercus robur, oak tree
Illustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London

Castanea sativa, sweet chestnut tree
Plate from Pomona Italiana Vol 2, 1839 by Giorgio Galisio. Illustration entitled Castagna Marona

Euplectes orix, southern red bishop
Ff. 152. Watercolour painting by George Forster annotated Loxia orix and made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)

Lullula arborea, woodlark
Plate 16 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 3 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph

Quercus rober niger, oak tree
Illustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London

Grevillea banksii, red silky oak
Plate 132 from Botanical Drawings from Australia (1801) by Ferdinand L Bauer (1760-1826)

Quercus robur, oak
Oak leaves growing in the Wildlife Garden at the Natural History Museum, London. May 2003

Aesculus hippocastanum, common horse chestnut
A native of Albania and Greece, is planted as an ornamental tree. The large seeds, conkers, were used as narcotics in the 19th century when they were considered to have an effect equal to opium

Cameraria ohridella, horse chestnut leafminer

Castanea, chestnut
Illustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection at the NHM, London

Food chains
Illustration from Nature at Work 1978, NHM. Food chains in an oak woodland and on the seashore

Geothlypis trichas, common yellowthroat
Plate 24 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1827-30), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London

Quiscalus major, boat-tailed grackle
Plate 187 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

Dioon edule, chestnut dioon
A watercolour illustration of the cones belonging to a male chestnut dioon (Dioon edule). Original artwork part of the James Yates (1789-1871) collection presented by the Linnean Society, 1914

Dillenia alata, red beech tree
Copper plate from the original drawing by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage across the Pacific, 1768-1771

Fagus sylvatica, European beech pollen
Scanning electron microscope picture (X1500) showing a pollen grain as seen from the side

Perisoreus canadensis, grey jay
Plate 107 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

Dendroica pensylvanica, chestnut-sided warbler
Plate 59 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1827-30), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London

Quercus sp. oak
Ripe acorns and oak leaves. Photographed by Pat Hart, Summer 2003

Melanerpes carolinus, red-bellied woodpecker Picoides villos
Plate 19, hand coloured etching from The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama islands (1731-43) Vol. 1 by Mark Catesby

Quercus mediterranea, fossil leaf

Hydrangea quercifolia, oak-leaf hydrange
Unnumbered drawing (Tab III) from the Botanical and zoological drawings (1756-1788) by William Bartram. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Lasiocampa quercus, oak eggar moth
Plate 49 from Larvae and Pupae of British Lepidoptera (1878) by Theo Johnson

Feuilles Nervation from Le Regne Vegetal plantes agricoles
Plate 34 from Le Regne Vegetal plantes agricoles, Vol 3. 1. Amaryllis vittata, 2. Blackea trinervia, 3. Melastoma tomentosum, 4. Hetre (Beech), 5. Ginkgo, 6. Figuier (Fig), 7. Capucine (Nasturtium)

Golynos Oak

Dillenia alata, golden guinea tree
Outline drawing by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage, 1768-1771. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Quercus bract in baltic amber
A bract from the male flower of an oak tree in Baltic amber. Specimen dates from the Upper Eocene

Baltic amber

Quercus sp. crouch oak
Also 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 sp. oak
Photographed by Pat Hart, Summer 2003

Quercus robur, English oak
A photograph of six of decorative ceiling panels from the roof of the Natural History Museums Central Hall showing Quercus robur, English oak

Dedroica magnolia, magnolia warbler

Lithocarpus, stone oak

Oak leaf
An oak leaf from the Wildlife Garden at the Natural History Museum, London

Cynipidae, adult gall wasps
Adult gall wasps inspecting an oak gall in which the parasitic wasps lay their eggs

A female parasitic wasp inspecting an oak apple which she will pierce with her ovipositor to lay her eggs

Oak apple galls
Galls growing on the tips of two oak twigs

(1) lamberts nut (2, 6) chestnut (3) hazelnut (4, 4a) almond
Plate 50 from Le Regne Vegetal, Vol 12, Hort. Atlas, 1870. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum. Entitled Fruits en chaton ou a enveloppe ligneuse

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)

Picoides villosus, Melanerpes lewis, M. carolinus, Sphyrapic
Plate 416 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

Laburnum and Copper Beech
A Laburnum (Golden Chain) tree of the Fabaceae family, seen here in full flower (bright yellow), with a Copper Beech or Purple Beech (Fagus Sylvatica Purpurea) of the Fagaceae family in the background

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