John Gould Collection

Falco rusticolus, gyrfalcon
Plate 13 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 1 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph

Pharomachrus moccino, resplendent quetzal
Plate from John Goulds The Birds of New Guinea, (1875-1888). Hand coloured lithograph

Erythrura gouldiae, Gouldian finch
Plate 89, hand coloured lithograph by John and Elizabeth Gould from John Goulds The Birds of Australia, Vol. 3, (1840-1848)

Aix galericulata, mandarin duck
Plate 69 from John Goulds The Birds of Asia, Vol. 7, (1850-83). Hand coloured lithograph

Anser brachyrhynchus, pink-footed goose
Watercolour and ink by John Gould (c. 1865). An example of a prelliminary work by Gould in preparation for an illustration which would be published in one of his books

Caprimulgus europaeus, European nightjar
Plate 1 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 2 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph

Nyctea scandiaca, snowy owl
Plate 34 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 1 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph

Pharomacrus mocinno, resplendent quetzal

Ramphastos vitillenus, channel-billed toucan

Cacatua leadbeateri, Major Mitchells cockatoo
Plate 2, hand coloured lihtograph by John and Elizabeth Gould from John Goulds The Birds of Australia, Vol. 5 (1840-1848)

Mergellus albellus, smew
Plate 37 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 5 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph

Gavia stellata, red-throated diver
Plate 45 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 5 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph

Crex crex, corncrake
Plate 87 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 4 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph

Phalacrocorax aristotelis, European shag
Plate 53 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 5 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph

Aegithalos caudatus, long-tailed tit
Plate 28 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 2 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph

Sterna albifrons, little tern
Plate 73 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 5 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph

Passer domesticus, house sparrow
Plate 32 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 3 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph

Podiceps cristatus, great crested grebe
Plate 38 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 5 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph

Carduelis spinus, Eurasian siskin
Plate 37 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 3 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph

Motacilla flava thunbergi, yellow wagtail
Plate 4 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 3 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph

Cygnus columbianus, tundra swan
Plate 10 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 5 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph

Semioptera wallacei, standardwing
Plate 52, hand coloured lithograph by John and Elizabeth Gould from John Goulds The Birds of Australia, Supplementary volume, (1840-1848)

Tringa ochropus, green sandpiper
Plate 56 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 4 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph

Loxia pytyopsittacus, parrot crossbill
Plate 46 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 3 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph

Phalacrocorax carbo, great cormorant
Plate 52 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 5 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph

Tringa glareola, wood sandpiper
Plate 57 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 4 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph

Pteroglossus beauharnaesii, curl-crested aracari

Pyrocephalus rubinus nanus, vermilion flycatcher
Plate 7, hand coloured lithograph by John and Elizabeth Gould from Charles Robert Darwins Zoology of the Voyage of the H.M.S. Beagle, Part 3 Birds, (1838-41). This is not one of Darwins finches

Porzana parva, little crake
Plate 90 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 4 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph

Bettongia penicillata, brush-tailed bettong
Plate 61 of Bettongia penicillata, brush-tailed bettong from John Goulds The Mammals of Australia, Vol. II 1863

Agyrtria niveipectus, hummingbird display
As Curator and Preserver to the Museum of the Zoological Society of London, in 1851 John Gould compiled an exhibition of stuffed hummingbirds, which were then displayed in 24 custom-made cases

Morelia spilota variegata, carpet python
Plate 2, hand coloured lithograph by John and Elizabeth Gould from John Goulds A Monograph of the Trogonid&, xb5;, or family of Trogons, (1838)

Agyrtria viridiceps, hummingbird display
As Curator and Preserver to the Museum of the Zoological Society of London, in 1851 John Gould compiled an exhibition of stuffed hummingbirds which were displayed in 24 custom-made cases

Agyrtria brevirostris, hummingbird display
As Curator and Preserver to the Museum of the Zoological Society of London, in 1851 John Gould compiled an exhibition of stuffed hummingbirds, which were displayed in 24 custom-made cases

Hummingbird specimen
As Curator and Preserver to the Museum of the Zoological Society of London, in 1851 John Gould compiled an exhibition of stuffed hummingbirds, which were then displayed in 24 custom-made cases

Hummingbird display case
As Curator and Preserver to the Museum of the Zoological Society of London, in 1851 John Gould compiled an exhibition of stuffed hummingbirds, which were displayed in 24 custom-made cases

Epimachus ellioti, elliots sicklebill
Plate from a first edition of Birds of New Guinea by John Gould (1804 - 1881)

Agyrtria leucocaster, hummingbird display
As Curator and Preserver to the Museum of the Zoological Society of London, in 1851 John Gould compiled an exhibition of stuffed hummingbirds, which were then displayed in 24 custom-made cases

Agyrtria candida, hummingbird display
As Curator and Preserver to the Museum of the Zoological Society of London, in 1851 John Gould compiled an exhibition of stuffed hummingbirds which were displayed in 24 custom-made cases

Pyrocephalus rubinus, vermilion flycatcher
Plate 6, hand coloured lithograph by John and Elizabeth Gould from Charles Robert Darwins Zoology of the Voyage of the H.M.S. Beagle, Part 3 Birds, (1838-41). This is not one of Darwins finches

Aulacorhamphus prasinus, emerald toucanet
Plate 47, hand coloured lithograph by John Gould and Henry Constantine Richter from John Goulds A Monograph of the Ramphastid, or family of Toucans, 2nd edition, (1854)

Chalcostigma stanleyi vulcani, blue-mantled thornbill

Ramphastos dicolorus, red-breasted toucan

Trogon melanurus macroura, black-tailed trogon
Hand coloured lithograph by John and Elizabeth Gould, from John Goulds A Monograph of the Trogonid, or Family of Trogons, (1838)

Phalangista rulpin, possum
Phalangista rulpina. Plate 16 from Mammals of Australia Volume 1, by John Gould, 1863

Ardea purpurea, purple heron
Plate 21 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 4 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph

Fulica atra, common coot
Plate 84 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 4 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph

Lymnocryptes minimus, jack snipe
Plate 80 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 4 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph

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