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LS Plate 7 from the John Reeves CollectionLarge Series plate 7, a watercolour from the John Reeves Collection of Zoological Drawings from Canton, China
Proteus illustrationPlate X11 from Observations de Zoologie et d Anatomie Comparee (1811) Vol 1, by Humboldt & Bonpland. Entitled Proteus, seu larva salamandrae, Mexicanis axolotl
Nettapus coromandelianus, cotton teal
Plate 85 from the John Reeves CollectionJohn Reeves, a 19th Century Tea Inspector, travelled to Canton, China in order to develop a large collection of Chinese natural history drawings
Tringa erythropus, spotted redshankPlate 55 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 4 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph
Syrrhaptes paradoxus, Pallass sandgrousePlate 11 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 4 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph
Plate 77 of the Reeves Collection (Zoology)LS Plate 77 of the John Reeves Collection of Zoological Drawings from Canton, China, 1774-1856
Pycnonotus zeylanicus, straw-headed bulbulPlate 53, painting by Pieter Cornelius de Bevere, from the Loten Collection of coloured drawings of Birds, Mammals, Insects & Plants, (1754-57)
Plate 141 from the John Reeves CollectionJohn Reeves, a 19th Century Tea Inspector, travelled to Canton, China in order to develop a large collection of Chinese natural history drawings
LS Plate 194 A-D from the John Reeves CollectionJohn Reeves, a 19th Century Tea Inspector, travelled to Canton, China in order to develop a large collection of Chinese natural history drawings
Limicola falcinellus, broad-billed sandpiperPlate 75 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 4 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph
Anas poecilorhyncha, spot-billed duckPlate 96, painting by Pieter Cornelius de Bevere, from the Loten Collection of coloured drawings of Birds, Mammals, Insects & Plants, (1754-57)
Leptocoma zeylonica, purple-rumped sunbirdPlate 57, painting by Pieter Cornelius de Bevere, from the Loten Collection of coloured drawings of Birds, Mammals, Insects & Plants, (1754-57)
Limosa lapponica, bar-tailed godwitPlate 51 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 4 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph
Accipiter badius, shikraPlate 2, painting by Pieter Cornelius de Bevere, from the Loten Collection of coloured drawings of Birds, Mammals, Insects & Plants, (1754-57)
Pterodroma inexpectata, mottled petrelFf. 97. Watercolour painting by George Forster annotated Procellaria haesitata made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)
LS Plate 180 from the John Reeves Collection
Galloperdix bicalcarata, Ceylon spurfowlPlate 87, painting by Pieter Cornelius de Bevere, from the Loten Collection of coloured drawings of Birds, Mammals, Insects & Plants, (1754-57)
Charadrias morinellus, Eurasian dotterelPlate 43 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 4 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph
Fungi in the Wildlife GardenClose-up of fungus growing in the Wildlife Garden at the Natural History Museum, London. Photograph taken by Derek Adams, March 2003
Pezoporus occidentalis, night parrotPlate 66 from John Goulds The Birds of Australia (1840-48). Supplementary volume. Hand coloured lithograph
Ketupa flavipes, tawny fish owlPlate 30, a watercolour by Rajman Singh, from Brian Houghton Hodgsons collection of birds and mammals of Nepal
Conus marmoreus, cone shellA pair of cone shells (Conus marmoreus). This marine gastropod originates from the Indo-Pacific and is a venomous carnivore
Trochus niloticus, top shellA pair of top shells (Trochus niloticus). Top shells are herbivorous marine gastropods, they occur throughout the Indo-Pacific
Lambis lambis, common spider conchA pair of common spider conch (Lambis lambis). This heavilly ornamented gastropod, has large shell projections, it originates from the Western Indo-Pacific
Saxicola rubetra, whinchatPlate 170 from William MacGillivrays Watercolour drawings of British Animals (1831-1841)
Cuculus canorus, common cuckoo, Anthus pratensis, meadow pip
Erinnyis alope subspecies dispersa, alope sphinx mothPhotograph of a mounted specimen of a alope sphinx moth, which occurs on the Galapagos Islands
Actitis hypoleucos, common sandpiperPlate 187 from William MacGillivrays Watercolour drawings of British Animals (1831-1841)
Various bird eggs from western AsiaVarious common Indian birds eggs from the Hume Collection. Specimens housed at Natural History Museum at Tring
Hydrobates pleagicus, European storm petrelPlate 197 from William MacGillivrays Watercolour drawings of British Animals (1831-1841)
Certhia familiaris, Eurasian treecreeperPlate 145 from William MacGillivrays Watercolour drawings of British Animals (1831-1841)
Sypheotides indicus, lesser florikinPlate 57 from John Goulds The Birds of Asia, Vol. 7, (1850-83). Hand coloured lithograph
Lophura leucomelana, kalij pheasantA watercolour by Lady Mary Bentinck (c. 1833)
Chrysococcyx lucidus, shining bronze cuckooFf. 57. Watercolour painting by George Forster (1773) annotated Cuculus nitens lucidus and made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)
Arborophila torqueola, common hill partridgeA watercolour by Lady Mary Bentinck (c. 1833)
Phodilus badius, Oriental bay owlPlate 14 from John Goulds The Birds of Asia, Vol. 1, (1850-83). Hand coloured lithograph
Odax acroptilus, rainbow calePlate 35 from Zoological drawings by Ferdinand Bauer. This medium-sized, weed-dwelling marine fish can be found along the coastline of the south-west Pacific
Moths of the family NotodontidaeMounted specimens of the swallow prominent, coxcomb prominent, pale prominent, small chocolate-tip, figure of eight, pine processionary, and oak processionary moths
Mene maculata, moonfishSpecimen jar containing the curiously shaped moonfish (Mene maculata). This schooling, deep-water, marine fish is found throughout the Indo-Pacific region
Lophophorus sclateri, Sclaters monalPlate from William Beebes A Monograph of the Pheasants, Vol.1 (1918). Held in the Zoology Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Perdicula erythrorhyncha, painted bush quailPlate 6, watercolour by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn from her Neilgherry birds and Miscellaneous, (1858)
Picus xanthopygaeus, Picus squamatusPlate 35, watercolour by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn from her Neilgherry birds and Miscellaneous, (1858)
Parus spilonotus, yellow cheeked titPlate 40, watercolour by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn from her Neilgherry birds and Miscellaneous, (1858)
Pycnonotus priocephalus, grey-headed bulbulPlate 15, watercolour by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn from her Neilgherry birds and Miscellaneous, (1858)
Celeus brachyurus, rufous woodpeckerPlate 34, watercolour by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn from her Neilgherry birds and Miscellaneous, (1858)
Cuculus sparverioides, large hawk-cuckooPlate 41, watercolour by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn from her Neilgherry birds and Miscellaneous, (1858)