Genus Collection

Pinus cembra, Arolla pine - Coloured copper engraving by Warner based on a watercolour by Ferdinand Bauer. A.B. Lambert, A description of the genus Pinus, London, 1803, t. 23 Date: 1803

Lilium speciosum. Illustration by Walter Hood Fitch from Henry John Elwes, A monograph of the genus Lilium. Date: 1877-80

Male Lyrebird - huge tail fanned out in courtship display
Male Lyrebird in full display - a ground-dwelling Australian bird most notable for their superb ability to mimic natural and artificial sounds from their environment

Araucaria columnaris & A. heterophyllo - Coloured copper engraving by Warner based on watercolours by Ferdinand Bauer, A.B. Lambert, A description of the genus Pinus, London, 1803, t.39 Date: 1803

Lilium cernuum. Hand coloured lithograph by Lillian Snelling from A. Grove, A supplement to a monograph of the genus lilium by H. J. Elwes Date: 1933

Aepyornis Skeleton
A Victorian couple admire a restored skeleton of aepyornis ingens, a genus of flightless birds native to Madagascar

Map of the continents and seas in the Upper Triassic period. North America, Atlantis, Europe, Asia, Gondwanaland

Extinct dinornis or moa, aepyornis ingens
An artists impression of how the extinct dinornis or moa (aepyornis ingens), a genus of flightless birds native to Madagascar, might have looked

Green-throated carib, Eulampis holosericeus. Male adult
Green-throated carib, Eulampis holosericeus (Trochilus holosericeus). Male adult

Animals at a French Zoo - African Elephant - Elephant giving ride to a group of people.. Part of Box 209 Boswell collection - Old and New French Zoo

Africa - African Lions and Lioness
Africa - Lions (Panthera leo) and a Lioness, a large cat of the genus Panthera, native to Africa and India. Date: circa 1970s

Africa - Male African Lions (Panthera leo), large cats of the genus Panthera, native to Africa and India. Mount Kilimanjaro National Park, Tanzania. Date: circa 1970s

Africa - Male African Lion (Panthera leo) with mouth open wide (showing off some impressive teeth), a large cat of the genus Panthera, native to Africa and India. Date: circa 1970s

Africa - Male African Lion (Panthera leo), a large cat of the genus Panthera, native to Africa and India. Date: circa 1970s

Africa - African Lion and Lioness
Africa - Lion (Panthera leo) and Lioness, a large cat of the genus Panthera, native to Africa and India. Date: circa 1970s

Reconstruction of a Mesonyx, genus of extinct mesonychid mesonychian mammal, Early to Late Eocene. Colour printed illustration by F

Reconstruction of a Basilosaurus, genus of large, predatory, prehistoric archaeocete whale from the late Eocene. Zeuglodon or Urwale. Colour printed illustration by F

Species of turtles and tortoises
Yellow-footed tortoise, Chelonoidis denticulatus 1, European pond turtle, Emys orbicularis 2, endangered spotted turtle, Clemmys guttata 3, painted turtle, Chrysemys picta 4

Sphinx moths or hawk moths of the genus Sesia, Sphinx, and Zygaena. Copperplate engraving by J

Megacerops, extinct genus of odd-toed ungulates, rhinoceros-like browsers, endemic to North America during the Late Eocene. After a reconstruction by Professor Henry Fairfield Osborn of New York

Meiolania species, extinct genus of stem-turtle from the Middle Miocene to Late Pleistocene/Holocene. Riesenschildkrote, Meiolania. Colour printed illustration by F

Extinct Ceratodus latissimus among reeds on the ocean floor. Ceratodus (Greek for horned tooth) was a genus of extinct sarcopterygiian lungfish from the middle Triassic to the late Cretaceous

Archegosaurus decheni by a river in a primordial jungle
Archegosaurus decheni by a river bank in a tropical primordial jungle of ferns and pines. Archegosaurus is a genus of temnospondyl amphibian, Asselian to Wuchiapingian stages of the Permian

Extinct Diplodocus longus on the plains. Diplodocus, genus of diplodocid sauropod dinosaur, Late Jurassic. Diplodokus

Rhamphorhynchus pterosaurs flying in the moonlight. Rhamphorhynchus (Greek for "beak snout") is a genus of extinct long-tailed pterosaurs of the Jurassic period. Pterodactylus longicaudus

Megatherium americanum in the moonlight
Megatherium americanum (Great Beast) in the moonlight. Megatherium is an extinct genus of elephant-sized ground sloths native to America from the Pliocene through Pleistocene eras. Riesenfaultier

Dorcatherium, extinct genus of tragulid ruminant, Miocene to Pliocene. Hirschferkel, Dorcatherium or Hyaemoschus

Tarsius, haplorrhine primate genus of tarsiers that can be traced back to the Eocene. Tarsius. Koboldmaki

Mastodon of the extinct genus Mammuthus
Mastodon, proboscidean belonging to the extinct genus Mammuthus, late Miocene to the Pleistocene

Palaeomastodon, extinct genus of Proboscidea, late Eocene and early Oligocene, ancestors of elephants or mastodons

Moeritherium, extinct genus of proboscidean of the Eocene
Moeritherium, extinct genus of primitive proboscidean mammal of the Eocene

Protoceras, extinct genus of Artiodactyla
Protoceras celer, extinct species of Artiodactyla, Oligocene to the early Miocene. Giraffe ancestor

Stenopterygius quadriscissus, extinct ichthyosaur
Stenopterygius quadriscissus Quenstedt. An Ichthyosaurus, genus of extinct ichthyosaurs from the late Triassic and early Jurassic. Ichthyosaurus quadriscissus (Fisch-Eidechse) Jura-Zeit

Mosasaurus hoffmannii, extinct aquatic reptile
Mosasaurus hoffmannii. Mosasaur, extinct genus of aquatic squamate reptiles, Campanian and Maastrichtian stages of the Late Cretaceous. Mosasaurus Conybeare. Colour printed illustration by F

Fossil skeleton of an extinct Brontosaurus excelsus. Illustration from Wilhelm Bolsches Das Leben der Urwelt, Prehistoric Life, Georg Dollheimer, Leipzig, 1932

Skeleton of an extinct Rhamphorhynchus genus
Complete skeleton of an extinct long-tailed pterosaur, Rhamphorhynchus genus. Illustration from Wilhelm Bolsches Das Leben der Urwelt, Prehistoric Life, Georg Dollheimer, Leipzig, 1932

Extinct scale tree, Lepidodendron of the Carboniferous era. Illustration from Wilhelm Bolsches Das Leben der Urwelt, Prehistoric Life, Georg Dollheimer, Leipzig, 1932

Sombre hummingbird, Aphantochroa cirrochloris (Ornismya simplex, Trochilus cirrochloris), albino variety

Northern cassowary by JG Keulemans
Hand-coloured lithograph of cassowary head by JG Keulemans (c. 1898), based on the live animals at Walter Rothschilds Museum at Tring

Africa. Palm tree (Raphia vinifera)
History of Africa. 19th century. The Congo. Palm tree (Raphia vinifera). Engraving. El Congo y la Creacion del Estado Independiente de este nombre

Africa. The Congo. Palm (Hyphaene guineensis)
Africa. Palm (Hyphaene guineensis). Engraving. El Congo y la Creacion del Estado Independiente de este nombre

Papaya tree (Carica papaya). Engraving, 19 th century
History of Africa. 19th century. Papaya tree (Carica papaya). Engraving. El Congo y la Creacion del Estado Independiente de este nombre

Africa. The perfect Banana (Musa paradisiaca)
History of Africa. 19th century. The perfect Banana (Musa paradisiaca). Engraving. El Congo y la Creacion del Estado Independiente de este nombre

The remains of the animal the Mylodon
Five separate images showing the remains of the animal the Mylodon. Mylodon is an extinct genus of ground sloths that lived in South America; Patagonia

Bladderwort, Utricularia vulgaris. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze Naturali, Dictionary of Natural Science, Florence, Italy, 1837

Reconstruction of a Diplodocus, Cretaceous period
Reconstruction of a Diplodocus genus dinosaur in a coniferous and cycad forest, Cretaceous period. About 22m long and 34500kg alive

Extinct giant Pterosaurs, Pterandodon genus, Cretaceous
Extinct giant Pterosaurs, Pterandodon genus, with a 9m wingspan, of the Niobrara sea, North America, Cretaceous period

Reconstruction of an extinct Pterodactyl. Illustration from Wilhelm Bolsches Das Leben der Urwelt, Prehistoric Life, Georg Dollheimer, Leipzig, 1932

Extinct sea crocodile, Teleosaurus genus, Jurassic period. Illustration by Hugo Wolff-Maage from Wilhelm Bolsches Das Leben der Urwelt, Prehistoric Life, Georg Dollheimer, Leipzig, 1932

Winged dragon, mythological creature. Illustration from Wilhelm Bolsches Das Leben der Urwelt, Prehistoric Life, Georg Dollheimer, Leipzig, 1932

Araucaria tree. Illustration by Hugo Wolff-Maage from Wilhelm Bolsches Das Leben der Urwelt, Prehistoric Life, Georg Dollheimer, Leipzig, 1932

Skull of an extinct Ichthyosaurus genus. Illustration from Wilhelm Bolsches Das Leben der Urwelt, Prehistoric Life, Georg Dollheimer, Leipzig, 1932

Extinct arborescent horsetail, Calamite genus, of the Carboniferous era. Illustration from Wilhelm Bolsches Das Leben der Urwelt, Prehistoric Life, Georg Dollheimer, Leipzig, 1932

Extinct arborescent plant, Sigillaria genus, Carboniferous
Extinct arborescent plant, Sigillaria genus, of the Carboniferous era. Coal forest era. Illustration from Wilhelm Bolsches Das Leben der Urwelt, Prehistoric Life, Georg Dollheimer, Leipzig, 1932

Swallow-tailed hummingbird, Eupetomena macroura (Ornismya hirundinacea). Mature adult

Canivets emerald, Chlorostilbon canivetii. Almost adult
Canivets emerald, Chlorostilbon canivetii (Ornismya canivetti). Almost adult

Amazilia hummingbird (dumerilii), Amazilia amazilia dumerilii (Ornismya dumerilii). Adult male

Green-tailed trainbearer, Lesbia nuna (Ornismya nuna)

Long-billed starthroat, Heliomaster longirostris. Juvenile
Long-billed starthroat, Heliomaster longirostris (Ornismya superba). Juvenile

Racket-tail hummingbird, Ornismya platura, juvenile

Berylline hummingbird, Amazilia beryllina. Adult male
Berylline hummingbird, Amazilia beryllina (Ornismya arsinoe). Adult male

White-eared hummingbird, Basilinna leucotis, female
White-eared hummingbird, Basilinna leucotis, Ornismya arsennii, female

Wieds hummingbird, Ornismya wiedii
Wieds or Neuwieds hummingbird, Trochilus cyanogenys or Ornismya wiedii

Amethyst woodstar, Calliphlox amethystina. Almost adult
Amethyst woodstar, Calliphlox amethystina (Ornismya amethistina). Almost adult

Plovercrest, Stephanoxis lalandi (Ornismya
Plovercrest or black-breasted plovercrest, Stephanoxis lalandi (Ornismya delalandii), juvenile

Wedge-tailed sabrewing, Campylopterus pampa. Male
Wedge-tailed sabrewing, Campylopterus pampa (Ornismya pampa). Male

Allens hummingbird, Selasphorus sasin. Juvenile female
Allens hummingbird, Selasphorus sasin (Ornismya sasin). Juvenile female

Lucifer sheartail, Calothorax lucifer, juvenile
Lucifer sheartail, Calothorax lucifer (Ornismya cyanopogon), juvenile

White-bellied woodstar, Chaetocercus mulsant, juvenile
White-bellied woodstar, Chaetocercus mulsant (Ornismya cyanopogon), juvenile

Blue-throated mountaingem, Lampornis clemenciae, female
Blue-throated mountaingem, Lampornis clemenciae (Ornismya clemenciae), female

Annas hummingbird, Calypte anna, juvenile
Annas hummingbird, Calypte anna (Ornismya anna), juvenile

Violet-crowned hummingbird, Amazilia violiceps, female. (Oiseau-mouche a couronne violette, Ornismya sephanioides)

Gilded sapphire, Hylocharis chrysura. Adult male
Gilded sapphire, Hylocharis chrysura (Ornismya chrysura). Adult male

Green violetear, Colibri thalassinus (Ornismya anais)

Green-breasted mango, Anthracothorax prevostii. Juvenile
Green-breasted mango, Anthracothorax prevostii (Trochilus prevostii). Juvenile

Pale-tailed barbthroat, Threnetes leucurus (Trochilus leucurus)

Antillean mango, Anthracothorax dominicus aurulentus (Trochilus aurulentus). Adult male

Black-throated mango, Anthracothorax nigricollis (Trochilus mango). Adult

Green mango hummingbird, Anthracothorax viridis. Male
Green mango hummingbird, Anthracothorax viridis (Trochilus viridis). Male

Purple-throated carib, Eulampis jugularis, male
Purple-throated carib, Eulampis jugularis (Trochilus auratus). Male

Dusky-throated hermit, Phaethornis squalidus (Trochilus squalidus)

Crimson topaz, Topaza pella, female
Crimson topaz, Topaza pella (Trochilus pella). Female

Crimson topaz, Topaza pella, juvenile male
Crimson topaz, Topaza pella (Trochilus pella). Juvenile male with incomplete plumage

Crimson topaz, Topaza pella (Trochilus pella). Adult male

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