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Fulica atra, common cootPlate 84 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 4 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph
Phoenicurus phoenicurus, common redstartPlate 51 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 2 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph
Aratinga strenua, Pacific parakeetPlate 26 from Edward Lears Illustrations of the Family of Psittacidae or Parrots (1832). Hand coloured lithograph
Porphyrio porphirio poliocephalus, purple swamphenPlate 93, painting by Pieter Cornelius de Bevere, from the Loten Collection of coloured drawings of Birds, Mammals, Insects & Plants, (1754-57)
Cheddar ManThe skull of Cheddar Man. This skull is approximately 10, 000 years old. The hole in the forehead may have been caused by infection and also possibly be the cause of death
Nettapus coromandelianus, cotton teal
Scolopax rusticola, Eurasian woodcockPlate 77 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 4 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph
Platycercus caledonicus, green rosellaFf. 16, watercolour by William Ellis from a collection of sketches of Mammals, Birds and Fish made on Captian James Cooks third voyage (1776-1780)
Aratinga wagleri minor, scarlet-fronted parakeet
Human Brain Display
Merops apiaster, European bee-eaterPlate 144 from William MacGillivrays Watercolour drawings of British Animals (1831-1841)
Parotia lawesii, Lawes parotiaPlate from John Goulds The Birds of New Guinea (1875-88). Hand coloured lithograph
Fringilla coelebs, chaffinchPlate 148 from William MacGillivrays Watercolour drawings of British Animals (1831-1841)
Hydrobates pleagicus, European storm petrelPlate 197 from William MacGillivrays Watercolour drawings of British Animals (1831-1841)
Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae, red-fronted parakeetFf. 46. Watercolour painting by George Forster (1773) annotated Psittacus pacificus and made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)
Picoides arcticus, black-backed woodpeckerPlate 132 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
Amazona dufresniana, blue-cheeked parotPlate 55 from Christian Ludwig Brehms Monographie der Papageien (1855)
Chloropsis aurifrons, golden-fronted leafbirdPlate 14, watercolour by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn from her Neilgherry birds and Miscellaneous, (1858)
Turdoides subrufus, rufous babblerPlate 16, watercolour by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn from her Neilgherry birds and Miscellaneous, (1858)
Acritillas indica icterica, yellow-browed bulbulPlate 15, watercolour by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn from her Neilgherry birds and Miscellaneous, (1858)
Myophonus horsfieldii, Malabar whistling thrushPlate 13, watercolour by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn from her Neilgherry birds and Miscellaneous, (1858)
Pycnonotus priocephalus, grey-headed bulbulPlate 15, watercolour by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn from her Neilgherry birds and Miscellaneous, (1858)
Porphyrio albus, Lord Howe swamphenDrawing No. 73, watercolour by George Raper (1792) from The Raper Collection
Lachnolaimus maximus, hogfishHand coloured etching from The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama islands (1731) Vol. 2 by Mark Catesby
Lathamus discolor, swift parrotWatercolour 131 by the Port Jackson Painter from the Watling Collection titled Red-shouldered Parrot
Petroica boodang, scarlet robin, Turdus poliocephalus, islanDrawing No. 69, watercolour by George Raper (1792) from The Raper Collection
Petroica multicolor, Pacific robinWatercolour 250 by the Port Jackson Painter from the Watling Collection titled Red-bellied Flycatcher
Porphyrio porphyrio melanotus, purple swamphenWatercolour 331 by the Port Jackson Painter from the Watling Collection titled Black-jointed Gallinule, Goo la warring
Anous stolidus, brown noddyPlate 88, hand coloured etching from The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama islands (1731-43) Vol. 1 by Mark Catesby
Somatera mollissma, common eiderPlate 7 from William MacGillivrays Watercolour drawings of British Animals (1831-1841)
Ramphastos vittelinus culminatus, channel-billed toucanPlate 238, hand coloured copperplate etching from George Edwards The Gleanings of Natural History, Vol. 1 (1758)
Carduelis tristis, American goldfinchPlate 43, hand coloured etching from The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama islands (1731-43) Vol. 1 by Mark Catesby
Myiomela leucura, white-tailed robin
Regulus satrapa, golden-crowned kingletWatercolour drawing by John Abbot from his Birds of Georgia, (1827)
Sleepless NightA young woman holding her hand to her forehead during a sleepless night. Date: 1960s
Portrait of a middle-aged manHead and shoulders portrait of a middle-aged man
Double page spread in a diary for 23-28 OctoberA double page spread in a young persons diary for 23-28 October. Each day is given a small illustration, relating either to the season, or to the anniversary of an historical event
Early London to Paris flight, aircraft and passengersA group of passengers with an aircraft taking them on a London to Paris flight, in the early days of aviation. The pilot stands on the left, with his goggles up on his forehead
Joseph Lister, 1st Baron Lister (1827-1912), English surgeon, medical scientist and founder of antiseptic surgery
Charles Edward, 2nd Duke of Albany, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (1884-1954), as a member of the Borussia Corps of Bonn University in about 1904
Sj Perelman / MorganSIDNEY JOSEPH PERELMAN American writer: humorist, journalist and dramatist
Russian Students / C1900Two Russian students with a variety of baggage
Circus Acrobats / MoscowAt the Moscow State Circus, a male acrobat skilfully balances a female acrobat on his forehead. Presumably she is going to spin around in the strange metal contraption!
Ash Wednesday CustomOn ASH WEDNESDAY, the first day of Lent, Catholics go to church to be marked on the forehead with a cross in ash, as a sign of penitence
Hats by Rose Valois 1929Russet coloured helmet style hat with a soft brim turned back at the forehead and draped asymmetrically on one side; grey fur beret style hat
Playing with DaughterA mother plays with her child by blowing on her forehead
Esp / PsychometryAn unidentified psychometrist holds an object to her forehead, hoping to sense information about the owner
Caricature of Paul Verlaine, French poetPaul Verlaine, French poet associated with the Symbolist movement. Seen here in a caricature, with the word Anarchy written across his forehead, playing a lyre, with an arrow stuck through a heart