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Natives of Aru shooting Paradisaea apoda, greater bird-of-paPlate opposite page 443 from Alfred Russel Wallaces The Malay Archipelago (1874)
Globicephala melas, long-finned pilot whale
Orcinus orca, orcaPlate from a collection of pencil sketches and watercolour drawings of British mammals c. 1890-1910 by Edward Adrian Wilson (1872-1912)
Ixobrychus minutus, little bitternPlate 29 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 4 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph
Cursorius cursor, cream-coloured courserPlate 44 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 4 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph
Sula dactylatra, masked boobyFf. 107. Watercolour painting by George Forster annotated Pelecannus piscator and made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)
Phalaropus lobatus, red-necked phalaropeFf. 63, watercolour by William Ellis from a collection of sketches of Mammals, Birds and Fish made on Captian James Cooks third voyage (1776-1780)
Phalaropus fulicarius, grey phalaropePlate 81 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 4 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph
Phalcrocorax carunculatus, rough-faced shagFf. 104. Watercolour painting by George Forster (1773) annotated Pelecanus carunculatus and made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)
Polyboroides typus, African harrier-hawkAn African harrier-hawk (Polyboroides typus) walking along a branch
Orcinus orca gladiator, orca gladiatorPlate from a collection of pencil sketches and watercolour drawings of British mammals c. 1890-1910 by Edward Adrian Wilson (1872-1912)
Covered stalls, ChinaA photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876) funded by the British Government for scientific purposes
Hong Kong after typhoon, September 1894A photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876) funded by the British Government for scientific purposes
Sitta europaea, Eurasian nuthatchAn Eurasian nuthatch (Sitta europaea) about to land
Ceratotherium simum, white rhinocerosWhite rhinoceros. Sketch 121 from a collection of original sketches by Thomas Baines, (1859-1871)
Plecotus auritus, brown long-eared batPlate 210 from the Collection of Watercolour Drawings of British Vertebrates, 1830-1841, by William MacGillivray (1796-1851)
Anas superciliosa, Pacific black duck
Cyprinus carpio, koi carpThis large omnivorous freshwater fish can be found the world over
Alca torda, razorbillPlate 214 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1834-35), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London
Accipiter cooperii, Coopers hawkPlate 36 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1827-30), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London
Parus caeruleus, blue titA blue tit (Parus caeruleus) in flight, U.K. The blue tit is common throughout Britain living mainly in deciduous woodland. Photographed by Frank Greenaway
Grus canadensis pratenis, Florida sandhill craneDrawing 3 (Ewan 30) from the Botanical and zoological drawings (1756-1788) by William Bartram
Three natives attacking a sailorWatercolour 44 by the Port Jackson Painter from Banks Manuscript 34, (c. 1790). This drawing is also known as The Hunted Rushcutter
Bombus sp. bumble beeSide-view mid-flight photograph of a bumble bee, photograph taken in the U.K
Pyrrhula pyrrhula, bullfinchA female bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula) in flight, U.K. Photographed by Frank Greenaway
Aramus guarauna, limpkinPlate 377 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
Tympanuchus phasianellus, sharp-tailed grousePlate 382 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
Melanitta nigra, black scoterPlate 408 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
Puffinus lherminieri, Audubons shearwaterPlate 299 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1834-35), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London
Porphyrio martinica, purple galinulePlate 305 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
Delichon urbica, house martinWatercolour by Henrik Gr ld (1924-5)
Satirical cartoon, Locomotion Plate 2, A few small inconveniences Theres nothing perfect. Showing a man in a steam powered walking machine with things going wrong all around him. circa 1835
Satirical cartoon, LocomotionSatirical cartoon: Locomotion. Walking by Steam. Riding by Steam. Flying by Steam. Showing two women riding a wheeled vehicle made of a large teapot
La locomotion aerienne passive. Principes de la nature sur la chute reelle des corps, oppose aux lois scientifiques. Technical illustration shows 14 figures with various designs for parachutes
Nouveau systeme de locomotion aerienne du Docteur Van Hecke. Design drawing for system of harnessing several balloons in descending size to provide the lift to transport various weights of people
Locomotion atmospherique, systeme d Helle, ingenieur-mecanicien. Broadside announcing a navigable balloon design invented by M. d Helle. Includes a picture of d Helles propeller-powered balloon