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Latham Collection

Background imageLatham Collection: White-rumped shama, Copsychus malabaricus

White-rumped shama, Copsychus malabaricus macrourus. (As Long-tailed thrush, Turdus macrourus.) Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by John Latham from his own A General History of Birds

Background imageLatham Collection: Hubert Lathams Antoinette in Blackpool 1909

Hubert Lathams Antoinette in Blackpool 1909
Hubert Lathams Antoinette monoplane in Blackpool, England. Taking part in the first officially recognised aviation meeting to be held in Britain, the Blackpool Flying Week

Background imageLatham Collection: Sir Paul Latham and Lady Patricia Moore engaged 1933

Sir Paul Latham and Lady Patricia Moore engaged 1933
Major Sir Herbert Paul Latham, 2nd Baronet (22 April 1905 24 July 1955), British Conservative Party politician who served as Member of Parliament for Scarborough

Background imageLatham Collection: Red-legged seriema or crested cariama, Cariama cristata

Red-legged seriema or crested cariama, Cariama cristata (Brazilian cariama, Palamedea cristata). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by John Latham from his own A General History of Birds

Background imageLatham Collection: Hubert Latham, early aviator, early 1900s

Hubert Latham, early aviator, early 1900s

Background imageLatham Collection: White-bellied minivet, Pericrocotus erythropygius

White-bellied minivet, Pericrocotus erythropygius (Cawnpore flycatcher). India. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by John Latham from his own A General History of Birds, Winchester, 1823

Background imageLatham Collection: Ashy-crowned sparrow-lark, Eremopterix griseus

Ashy-crowned sparrow-lark, Eremopterix griseus (Duree finch, Emberiza gingica). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by John Latham from his own A General History of Birds, Winchester, 1823

Background imageLatham Collection: Red-throated parrotfinch, Erythrura psittacea

Red-throated parrotfinch, Erythrura psittacea (Parrot finch, Fringilla psittacea). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by John Latham from his own A General History of Birds, Winchester, 1823

Background imageLatham Collection: Common redpoll, Carduelis flammea

Common redpoll, Carduelis flammea (Crimson-crowned finch, Fringilla flammea). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by John Latham from his own A General History of Birds, Winchester, 1823

Background imageLatham Collection: Black-headed yellow-collared weaver, Ploceus

Black-headed yellow-collared weaver, Ploceus melanocephalus capitalis (Capital tanager, Tanagra capitalis). Handcoloured copperplate drawn

Background imageLatham Collection: Summer tanager, Piranga rubra

Summer tanager, Piranga rubra, perhaps a young adult with patches of buff plumage. (Variegated tanager, Tanagra variegata)

Background imageLatham Collection: Dickcissel, Spiza americana

Dickcissel, Spiza americana (Black-throated bunting, Emberiza americana). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by John Latham from his own A General History of Birds, Winchester, 1822

Background imageLatham Collection: Golden-crowned sparrow, Zonotrichia atricapilla

Golden-crowned sparrow, Zonotrichia atricapilla (Black-crowned bunting, Emberiza atricapilla). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by John Latham from his own A General History of Birds

Background imageLatham Collection: Diamond firetail, Stagonopleura guttata

Diamond firetail, Stagonopleura guttata (Spotted-sided grosbeak, Fringilla leucocephala). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by John Latham from his own A General History of Birds

Background imageLatham Collection: Red-and-black grosbeak, Periporphyrus erythromelas

Red-and-black grosbeak, Periporphyrus erythromelas. Near threatened. (Black-headed grosbeak, Loxia erythromelas.) Handcoloured copperplate drawn

Background imageLatham Collection: Crimson-breasted grosbeak

Crimson-breasted grosbeak. Unknown or possibly extinct species of grosbeak native to Africa. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by John Latham from his own A General History of Birds

Background imageLatham Collection: Ou, Psittirostra psittacea. Critically endangered

Ou, Psittirostra psittacea. Critically endangered
Ou, Psittirostra psittacea, male (top) and female. Critically endangered, possibly extinct. (Parrot-billed grosbeak, Loxia psittacea)

Background imageLatham Collection: White-backed mousebird, Colius colius

White-backed mousebird, Colius colius (White-backed coly, Colius leuconotus). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by John Latham from his own A General History of Birds, Winchester, 1822

Background imageLatham Collection: Lindo chatterer

Lindo chatterer. Perhaps the swallow tanager, Tersina viridis, but with the under part of the body blue, not white. Handcoloured copperplate drawn

Background imageLatham Collection: Bearded bellbird, Procnias averano

Bearded bellbird, Procnias averano (Variegated chatterer, Ampelis variegata). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by John Latham from his own A General History of Birds, Winchester, 1822

Background imageLatham Collection: White bellbird, Procnias albus

White bellbird, Procnias albus, male and female (Carunculated chatterer, Ampelis carunculata). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by John Latham from his own A General History of Birds

Background imageLatham Collection: Siberian rubythroat, Luscinia calliope

Siberian rubythroat, Luscinia calliope (Kamschatkan thrush, Turdus calliope). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by John Latham from his own A General History of Birds, Winchester, 1822

Background imageLatham Collection: Black wheatear, Oenanthe leucura

Black wheatear, Oenanthe leucura (White tailed thrush, Turdus leucurus). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by John Latham from his own A General History of Birds, Winchester, 1822

Background imageLatham Collection: South Island piopio, Turnagra capensis. Extinct

South Island piopio, Turnagra capensis. Extinct
New Zealand South Island piopio, Turnagra capensis. Extinct. (Thick-billed thrush, Turdus crassirostris.) Handcoloured copperplate drawn

Background imageLatham Collection: Southern saddleback, Philesturnus carunculatus

Southern saddleback, Philesturnus carunculatus, male and female (Wattled starlings, Sturnus carunculatus). Near threatened

Background imageLatham Collection: Tufted coquettes, Lophornis ornatus

Tufted coquettes, Lophornis ornatus (Tufted-necked hummingbirds, Trochilus ornatus). Male and female. Handcoloured copperplate drawn

Background imageLatham Collection: Purple-throated carib, Eulampis jugularis

Purple-throated carib, Eulampis jugularis (Garnet-throated hummingbird, Trochilus granatinus). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by John Latham from his own A General History of Birds

Background imageLatham Collection: Crimson sunbird, Aethopyga siparaja seheriae

Crimson sunbird, Aethopyga siparaja seheriae (Goulpourah creeper). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by John Latham from his own A General History of Birds, Winchester, 1822

Background imageLatham Collection: Scarlet myzomela, Myzomela sanguinolenta

Scarlet myzomela, Myzomela sanguinolenta (Sanguineous honey-eater, Certhia sanguinolenta). Australia. Handcoloured copperplate drawn

Background imageLatham Collection: Eastern spinebill, Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris

Eastern spinebill, Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris (Slender-billed honey-eater, Certhia tenuirostris). Australia. Handcoloured copperplate drawn

Background imageLatham Collection: Lesser akialoa (extinct) and cardinal

Lesser akialoa (extinct) and cardinal
Lesser akialoa, Hemignathus obscurus (extinct) and cardinal myzomela, Myzomela cardinalis. (Hook-billed green honey-eater, Certhia obscura, native to Hawaii, and cardinal honey-eater)

Background imageLatham Collection: Little bee-eater, Merops pusillus

Little bee-eater, Merops pusillus (Red-winged bee-eater, Merops erythropterus). Africa. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by John Latham from his own A General History of Birds, Winchester

Background imageLatham Collection: Rainbow bee-eater, Merops ornatus

Rainbow bee-eater, Merops ornatus (Variegated bee-eater). Australia. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by John Latham from his own A General History of Birds, Winchester, 1822

Background imageLatham Collection: Golden-fronted leafbird, Chloropsis aurifrons

Golden-fronted leafbird, Chloropsis aurifrons. (Hurruwa bee-eater, India.) Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by John Latham from his own A General History of Birds, Winchester, 1822

Background imageLatham Collection: Green wood hoopoe, Phoeniculus purpureus

Green wood hoopoe, Phoeniculus purpureus (Red-billed promerops, Upupa erythrorynchos). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by John Latham from his own A General History of Birds, Winchester

Background imageLatham Collection: Black sicklebill, Epimachus fastosus. Vulnerable

Black sicklebill, Epimachus fastosus. Vulnerable. (Grand promerops, Upupa superba.) New Guinea. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by John Latham from his own A General History of Birds

Background imageLatham Collection: White-headed marsh tyrant, Arundinicola leucocephala

White-headed marsh tyrant, Arundinicola leucocephala (White-headed tody, Todus leucocephalus). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by John Latham from his own A General History of Birds

Background imageLatham Collection: Varied sittella, Daphoenositta chrysoptera

Varied sittella, Daphoenositta chrysoptera (Orange-winged nuthatch, Sitta chrysoptera). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by John Latham from his own A General History of Birds, Winchester

Background imageLatham Collection: Guianan streaked-antwren, Myrmotherula surinamensis

Guianan streaked-antwren, Myrmotherula surinamensis. Vulnerable. (Surinam nuthatch, Sitta surinamensis.) Handcoloured copperplate drawn

Background imageLatham Collection: Sacred kingfisher, Todiramphus sanctus

Sacred kingfisher, Todiramphus sanctus (Sacred kings-fisher, Alcedo sacra). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by John Latham from his own A General History of Birds, Winchester, 1822

Background imageLatham Collection: Green-tailed jacamar, Galbula galbula

Green-tailed jacamar, Galbula galbula (Long-tailed green jacamar, Galbula viridis). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by John Latham from his own A General History of Birds, Winchester, 1822

Background imageLatham Collection: Crimson-crested woodpecker, Campephilus melanoleucos

Crimson-crested woodpecker, Campephilus melanoleucos (Buff-crested woodpecker, Picus melanoleucus). Based on a skin in the Leverian Museum

Background imageLatham Collection: Eurasian wryneck, Jynx torquilla

Eurasian wryneck, Jynx torquilla (Junx torquilla). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by John Latham from his own A General History of Birds, Winchester, 1822

Background imageLatham Collection: Fan-tailed cuckoo, Cacomantis flabelliformis

Fan-tailed cuckoo, Cacomantis flabelliformis (Fan-tailed cuckow, Cuculus flabelliformis). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by John Latham from his own A General History of Birds

Background imageLatham Collection: Shining bronze cuckoo, Chrysococcyx lucidus

Shining bronze cuckoo, Chrysococcyx lucidus (Shining cuckow, Cuculus lucidus). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by John Latham from his own A General History of Birds, Winchester, 1822

Background imageLatham Collection: Red-faced malkoha, Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus. Vulnerable

Red-faced malkoha, Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus. Vulnerable. (Red-headed malkoha, Cuculus pyrrhocephalus.) Handcoloured copperplate drawn

Background imageLatham Collection: Greater coucal, Centropus sinensis

Greater coucal, Centropus sinensis
Greater coucal or crow pheasant, Centropus sinensis (Chestnut coucal). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by John Latham from his own A General History of Birds, Winchester, 1822

Background imageLatham Collection: Brown-headed barbet, Megalaima zeylanica?

Brown-headed barbet, Megalaima zeylanica? (Buff-faced barbet, Bucco lathami). From a specimen labeled Megalaima lathami in the British Museum

Background imageLatham Collection: Blue-throated barbet, Psilopogon asiaticus

Blue-throated barbet, Psilopogon asiaticus
Blue-throated or mountain barbet, Psilopogon asiaticus. (Blue-cheeked barbet, Trogon asiaticus). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by John Latham from his own A General History of Birds

Background imageLatham Collection: Red-headed trogon, Harpactes erythrocephalus

Red-headed trogon, Harpactes erythrocephalus (Fasciated curucui, Trogon fasciatus). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by John Latham from his own A General History of Birds, Winchester, 1822

Background imageLatham Collection: Black-throated trogon, Trogon rufus, female

Black-throated trogon, Trogon rufus, female (Rufous curucui, Trogon rufus). Copied from Martinets illustration of the Couroucou a queue rousse de Cayenne for Buffon

Background imageLatham Collection: Arfak astrapia, Astrapia nigra

Arfak astrapia, Astrapia nigra (Gorget paradise bird, Paradisea gularis). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by John Latham from his own A General History of Birds, Winchester, 1822

Background imageLatham Collection: Hackled paradise bird

Hackled paradise bird, possibly a hybrid or extinct species. Drawn from a specimen in the collection of General Davies. Handcoloured copperplate drawn

Background imageLatham Collection: Magnificent bird-of-paradise, Diphyllodes magnificus

Magnificent bird-of-paradise, Diphyllodes magnificus (Paradisea magnifica). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by John Latham from his own A General History of Birds, Winchester, 1822

Background imageLatham Collection: Boat-tailed grackle, Quiscalus major

Boat-tailed grackle, Quiscalus major (Boat-tailed grakle, Gracula barita). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by John Latham from his own A General History of Birds, Winchester, 1822

Background imageLatham Collection: Saltmarsh sparrow, Ammodramus caudacutus. Vulnerable

Saltmarsh sparrow, Ammodramus caudacutus. Vulnerable. (Sharp-tailed oriole, Oriolus caudacutus.) Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by John Latham from his own A General History of Birds

Background imageLatham Collection: White-shouldered tanager, Tachyphonus luctuosus

White-shouldered tanager, Tachyphonus luctuosus (White-winged oriole, Oriolus leucopterus). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by John Latham from his own A General History of Birds

Background imageLatham Collection: Striated starling, Aplonis striata

Striated starling, Aplonis striata (Blue-striped roller, Coracias striata). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by John Latham from his own A General History of Birds, Winchester, 1822

Background imageLatham Collection: Hair-crested drongo, Dicrurus hottentottus

Hair-crested drongo, Dicrurus hottentottus (Crishna crow or Krishna rai). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by John Latham from his own A General History of Birds, Winchester, 1822

Background imageLatham Collection: Daurian jackdaw, Corvus dauuricus

Daurian jackdaw, Corvus dauuricus (White-breasted crow, Corvus dauricus). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by John Latham from his own A General History of Birds, Winchester, 1822

Background imageLatham Collection: South Island kokako, Callaeas cinerea cinerea, extinct

South Island kokako, Callaeas cinerea cinerea, extinct
South Island (New Zealand) kokako, Callaeas cinerea cinerea, declared extinct in 2007 (Cinereous wattle bird, Calloeas cinerea)

Background imageLatham Collection: Violet turaco, Musophaga violacea

Violet turaco, Musophaga violacea
Violet turaco or violaceous plantain-eater, Musophaga violacea. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by John Latham from his own A General History of Birds, Winchester, 1822

Background imageLatham Collection: Smooth-billed ani, Crotophaga ani

Smooth-billed ani, Crotophaga ani
Smooth-billed ani or lesser ani, Crotophaga ani. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by John Latham from his own A General History of Birds, Winchester, 1822

Background imageLatham Collection: Blyths hornbill, Rhyticeros plicatus

Blyths hornbill, Rhyticeros plicatus
Blyths or Papuan hornbill, Rhyticeros plicatus (Wreathed hornbill, Buceros plicatus). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by John Latham from his own A General History of Birds, Winchester

Background imageLatham Collection: Malabar pied hornbill, Anthracoceros coronatus

Malabar pied hornbill, Anthracoceros coronatus (Pied hornbill, Buceros malabaricus). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by John Latham from his own A General History of Birds, Winchester

Background imageLatham Collection: Channel-billed cuckoo, Scythrops novaehollandiae

Channel-billed cuckoo, Scythrops novaehollandiae (Australasian channel-bill, Psittaceous hornbill). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by John Latham from his own A General History of Birds

Background imageLatham Collection: Blue-crowned motmot, Momotus momota

Blue-crowned motmot, Momotus momota (Brasilian motmot, Momotus brasiliensis). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by John Latham from his own A General History of Birds, Winchester, 1822

Background imageLatham Collection: Spot-billed toucanet, Selenidera maculirostris, female

Spot-billed toucanet, Selenidera maculirostris, female. Janeiro toucan. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by John Latham from his own A General History of Birds, Winchester, 1822

Background imageLatham Collection: Toco toucan, Ramphastos toco

Toco toucan, Ramphastos toco. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by John Latham from his own A General History of Birds, Winchester, 1822

Background imageLatham Collection: Gang-gang cockatoo, Callocephalon fimbriatum

Gang-gang cockatoo, Callocephalon fimbriatum (Red-crowned parrot, Psittacus galeatus). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by John Latham from his own A General History of Birds, Winchester

Background imageLatham Collection: Budgerigar, Melopsittacus undulatus

Budgerigar, Melopsittacus undulatus (Undulated parrot, Psittacus undulatus). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by John Latham from his own A General History of Birds, Winchester, 1822

Background imageLatham Collection: Horned parakeet, Eunymphicus cornutus. Vulnerable

Horned parakeet, Eunymphicus cornutus. Vulnerable (Horned parrot, Psittacus bisetis.) Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by John Latham from his own A General History of Birds, Winchester

Background imageLatham Collection: Olive-shouldered parrot, Aprosmictus jonquillaceus

Olive-shouldered parrot, Aprosmictus jonquillaceus
Olive-shouldered parrot or jonquil parrot, Aprosmictus jonquillaceus (Jonquil parrakeet, Psittacus narcissus). Handcoloured copperplate drawn

Background imageLatham Collection: Red shining-parrot, Pyrrhulopsis tabuensis

Red shining-parrot, Pyrrhulopsis tabuensis (Tabuan parrot, Psittacus tabuensis). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by John Latham from his own A General History of Birds, Winchester, 1822

Background imageLatham Collection: Scarlet macaw, Ara macao

Scarlet macaw, Ara macao (Red and yellow macaw, Macrocercus aracanga). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by John Latham from his own A General History of Birds, Winchester, 1822

Background imageLatham Collection: Crested shriketit, Falcunculus frontatus

Crested shriketit, Falcunculus frontatus (Frontal shrike, Lanius frontatus). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by John Latham from his own A General History of Birds, Winchester, 1822

Background imageLatham Collection: Black-headed bulbul, Pycnonotus atriceps

Black-headed bulbul, Pycnonotus atriceps (Black-headed shrike, Lanius melanocephalus). Native of Hawaii according to Latham, Australia according to Shaw

Background imageLatham Collection: Oriental darter or Indian darter, Anhinga

Oriental darter or Indian darter, Anhinga melanogaster. Near threatened. (Black bellied darter, Plotus melanogaster.) Handcoloured copperplate drawn

Background imageLatham Collection: Red-tailed tropic bird, Phaethon rubricauda

Red-tailed tropic bird, Phaethon rubricauda (Phaeton phoenicurus). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by John Latham from his own A General History of Birds, Winchester, 1824

Background imageLatham Collection: Spotted shag or parekareka, Phalacrocorax punctatus

Spotted shag or parekareka, Phalacrocorax punctatus (Pelecanus punctatus). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by John Latham from his own A General History of Birds, Winchester, 1824

Background imageLatham Collection: King penguin, Aptenodytes patagonicus, juvenile

King penguin, Aptenodytes patagonicus, juvenile (Woolly penguin). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by John Latham from his own A General History of Birds, Winchester, 1824

Background imageLatham Collection: Little penguin or white-flippered penguin

Little penguin or white-flippered penguin
Little penguin, Eudyptula minor, or white-flippered penguin, Eudyptula minor albosignata (Aptenodytes minor). Handcoloured copperplate drawn

Background imageLatham Collection: Greater racket-tailed drongo, Dicrurus paradiseus

Greater racket-tailed drongo, Dicrurus paradiseus (Malabar shrike, Lanius malabaricus). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by John Latham from his own A General History of Birds, Winchester

Background imageLatham Collection: Pink-headed duck, Rhodonessa caryophyllacea

Pink-headed duck, Rhodonessa caryophyllacea (Anas caryophyllacea). Extinct since the 1950s. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by John Latham from his own A General History of Birds



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