Mergus Collection

Mergus merganser, goosander
Plate 331 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

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

Extinct greak auk, puffin and emperor penguin
Extinct great auk, Pinguinus impennis e, emperor penguin g, Aptenodytes forsteri g, great crested grebe b, Podiceps cristatus, Atlantic puffin f, Fratercula arctica, black guillemot d

Harpy eagle, Brazilian merganser, Harpalus
Harpy eagle, Harpia harpyja 3, Brazilian merganser, Mergus octosetaceus, critically endangered 4, Harpalus beetle 1, and harp snail, Harpa major 2. Harpale, harpe, harpie, harle

New Zealand Merganser (young and adult)
New Zealand Merganser, Mergus australis (young and adult). Artwork by JG Keulemans from Sir Walter Lawry Bullers A History of the Birds of New Zealand, Vol.4 Plate 53 Date: 1888

Smew (female), Mergus albellus.. Handcolored copperplate drawn and engraved by George Graves from his own British Ornithology, Walworth, 1821

Red-breasted merganser (female), Mergus serrator.. Handcolored copperplate drawn and engraved by George Graves from his own British Ornithology, Walworth, 1821

Goosander, Mergus merganser.. Handcolored copperplate drawn and engraved by George Graves from his own British Ornithology, Walworth, 1821

Smew, or White Nun, by John James Audubon
Smew, or White Nun, Mergus Albellus, by John James Audubon (1785-1851). A colour plate in The Birds of America: From Original Drawings. Date: 1827-1838

Red-breasted Merganser
A fine Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator) - a diving duck. Illustration on a Russian postcard Date: circa 1910s

Morris / Duck / Goosander
(Mergus merganser) The largest of the British saw-bills. Date: 1851

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