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Falco peregrinus, peregrine palconPlate 9 from William MacGillivrays Watercolour drawings of British Animals (1831-1841)
Picus major, great spotted woodpeckerA watercolour by Pieter Holsteyn the elder (c. 1580-1662). Original artwork (141mm-181mm)
Cochoa purpurea, purple cochoaPlate 229, a watercolour by Rajman Singh, from Brian Houghton Hodgsons collection of birds and mammals of Nepal
Ptilinopus wallacii, Wallaces fruit-dovePlate 55 from John Goulds The Birds of New Guinea, Vol. 5 (1875-88). Hand coloured lithograph
Ramphastos tucanus, white-throated toucanWatercolour by Sarah Stone (1788) from the collection of Sir Ashton Lever
Picoides villosus, Picoides tridactylus, Picoides pubescensPlate 417 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
Eudocimus ruber, scarlet IbisPlate 397 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
Bycanistes brevis, silvery-cheeked hornbillWatercolour and pencil by Claude Gibney Finch-Davies (1940). One of twenty-three species of hornbill found in Africa
Tadorna cristata, crested shelduckWatercolour by Shigeru Kobayashi (c. 1920)
Francolinus schlegeli, Schlegels FrancolinWatercolour by Henry Jones (c. 1920)
Vanellus vanellus, northern lapwing, Turdus torquatus, ringWatercolour by Henry Payne (c. 1920)
Delichon urbica, house martinWatercolour by Henrik Gr ld (1924-5)
Phasianus colchicus, common pheasantWatercolour by Frederick William Frohawk (1930). From Birds The Art of Ornithology by Jonathan Elphick, 2004
Ducula pacifica, Macropygia mackinlayi, Columba vitiensisWatercolour by Thomas Theodore Barnard (1922)
Picus viridis, green woodpeckerPencil and monochrome wash by Frederick William Frohawk sketched from life as seen through a telescope, (c. 1920)
Corvus corax, northern ravenWatercolour by Archibald Thorburn c.(1885-97)
Porphyrio coerulescens, Reunion gallinuleWatercolour by John Gerrard Keulemans c. 1905
Uria lomvia, Brunnichs guillemot, U. aalge, guillemotWatecolour by Archilbald Thornburn
Parus caeruleus, blue tits (subspecies from the Canary IslanWatercolour by Henrik Gr ld c. (1920). Subspecies from top to bottom: degener, teneriffae, palmensis, ambriosus
Fancolinus nobilis, handsome francolin breast feathersWatercolour by Henrik Gr ldof (c. 1934)
Pica pica, common magpieWatercolour by John Gerrard Keulemans (c. 1896)
Phalacrocorax perspicillatus, spectacled cormorantWatercolour of by John Gerrard Keulemans (c. 1905)
Catreus wallichii, cheer pheasantWatercolour by Rajman Singh (c. 1856-64)
Apteryx australis, brown kiwiWatercolour by Richard Laishley (c. 1863-83)
Eudyptes pachyrhynchus, Fiordland penguinWatercolour and pencil by Richard Laishley (c. 1863-83)
Pucrasia macrolopha, koklass pheasantWatercolour by Rajman Singh (c. 1856-64)
Thalassarche bulleri, Bullers albatross, T. salvini, SalvinWatercolour by John Gerrard Keulemans (c. 1887-1905)
Eudyptes robustus, snares penguin, E. pachyrhynchus, FiordlaWatercolour by John Gerrard Keulemans (c. 1887-1905)
Anser brachyhynchus, pink-footed gooseWatercolour 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
Nycticryphes semicollaris, South American painted snipeWatercolour and pencil by Elizabeth Gould (c. 1835), this was drawn from a specimen held by the Zoological Society of London
Columba livia, Jjacobine pigeon (domestic)Watercolour by Edward Lear (c. 1835), Charles Darwin estimated that there were 150 different species of domestic pigeons
Circaetus gallicus, short-toed eagleA watercolour by an unknown artist, part of the Lord Ashton Collection
Rhipidura albicollis, white-throated fantail nestA painting by Khuleelooddeen, (c. 1830-40)
Coracina melashistos, dark-collared cuckoo-shrike nestsA painting by Khuleelooddeen, (c. 1830-40)
Certhia himalayana, himalayan treecreeperA gouache by Khuleelooddeen, (c. 1830-40)
Grus anigone, Sarus crane eggsGouache by an unknown artist, (c. 1830-40). Part of the Jardine Collection
Heterophasia gracilis, grey sibiaA gouache by Khuleelooddeen, (c. 1830-40). Originally published in William Jardines Contributions to Ornithology, 1853. Part of the Jardine Collection
Macheiramphus alcinus, bat hawkA hand-coloured lithograph by Joseph Wolf, (c. 1860). This bird of prey hunts at dusk for bats. Native to Africa, South East Asia and New Guinea. Part of the Jardine Collection
Columba livia, domestic pigeonWatercolour by unknown artist (c. 1850). Originally illustrated in one of five volumes bought by the Natural History Museum by an unknown source from Japan
In god we trust. Print showing bust portrait of Jonathan & David in oval surrounded by religious and masonic scenes and symbols. Date c1883 August 10. In god we trust
Jonathan MayhewJONATHAN MAYHEW American churchman with his autograph Date: 1720 - 1766
Castle Williams - Governors Island, New York HarbourCastle Williams - situated on the northwest point of Governors Island, one of a series of forts built in the early 19th century to protect New York from sea attack. Date: circa 1900
Jonathan Hulls Steam Tug-boat of 1736Engraving of Jonathan Hulls steam tug-boat, which he patented in 1736. It is doubtful whether Hulls ever had the chance to build his tug-boat, much less use it to haul a fully rigged ship
Jonathan MartinJONATHAN MARTIN brother of the artist John M. mentally afflicted incendiary who set fire to York Minster, 1829
Simon MaccabeusWhen Jonathan Maccabeus is treacherously murdered, his brother Simon buries him along with their father Judas and other members of the family in a magnificent tomb
Jonathan Warns DavidTo warn David that Saul is still angry with him, Jonathan goes out into the countryside ostensibly to practise archery, but really to signal to David to make his getaway
Jonathan & PhilistinesSauls son Jonathan, together with his armour-bearer, sneak into the Philistine camp and inflict heavy casualties, just the two of them
Jonathan Swift / Moor ParkJONATHAN SWIFT Cottage home next to Moor Park of his friend Esther Johnson, alias Stella