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Latham Collection (page 2)

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

Background imageLatham Collection: Magpie goose, Anseranas semipalmata

Magpie goose, Anseranas semipalmata, and anatomical detail of its trachea. (Semipalmated duck, Anas semipalmatus.) Handcoloured copperplate drawn

Background imageLatham Collection: Giant petrel, Macronectes giganteus

Giant petrel, Macronectes giganteus (as Precellaria gigantea, error for Procellaria gigantea). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by John Latham from his own A General History of Birds

Background imageLatham Collection: Parasitic jaeger, Stercorarius parasiticus

Parasitic jaeger, Stercorarius parasiticus
Parasitic jaeger, arctic skua or parasitic skua, Stercorarius parasiticus (Arctic gull, Larus parasiticus). Handcoloured copperplate drawn

Background imageLatham Collection: Sooty tern, Onychoprion fuscatus

Sooty tern, Onychoprion fuscatus (Sterna fuliginosa). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by John Latham from his own A General History of Birds, Winchester, 1824

Background imageLatham Collection: Black skimmer, Rynchops niger

Black skimmer, Rynchops niger (Rhynchops nigra). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by John Latham from his own A General History of Birds, Winchester, 1824

Background imageLatham Collection: Cormorant species used for fishing in Asia

Cormorant species used for fishing in Asia
Cormorant used for fishing in Asia, perhaps a great cormorant, Phalacrocorax carbo, or Japanese cormorant, Phalacrocorax capillatus

Background imageLatham Collection: Marbled murrelet, Brachyramphus marmoratus. Endangered

Marbled murrelet, Brachyramphus marmoratus. Endangered. (Marbled guillemot, Uria marmorata.) Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by John Latham from his own A General History of Birds

Background imageLatham Collection: Atlantic yellow-nosed albatross, Thalassarche

Atlantic yellow-nosed albatross, Thalassarche chlororhynchos. Endangered. (Yellow-nosed albatross, Diomedea chlororhynchos)

Background imageLatham Collection: Flamingo, Phoenicopterus species

Flamingo, Phoenicopterus species
Greater flamingo, Phoenicopterus roseus, or American flamingo, Phoenicopterus ruber (Red flamingo, Phaenicopterus ruber). Handcoloured copperplate drawn

Background imageLatham Collection: American avocet, Recurvirostra americana

American avocet, Recurvirostra americana. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by John Latham from his own A General History of Birds, Winchester, 1824

Background imageLatham Collection: Red-necked grebe, Podiceps grisegena

Red-necked grebe, Podiceps grisegena (Podiceps rubricollis). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by John Latham from his own A General History of Birds, Winchester, 1824



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