Nest Collection (page 2)

Alberta, Canada - Crows Nest Pass The Cave etc. - circa 1910s. Date: circa 1910s

British Columbia and Alberta, Canada - Summit Hotel, built in two provinces - Crows Nest Pass - burnt down circa 1921-1922. Card dates from the 1910s. Date: 1910s

Least tern, Sternula antillarum, adult 1, young, fall plumage 2. Chromolithograph after an ornithological illustration by John James Audubon from Benjamin Harry Warrens Report on the Birds of

Baltimore oriole or hang-nest, Icterus galbula. Male adult 1, young male 2, female 3. Chromolithograph after an ornithological illustration by John James Audubon from Benjamin Harry Warrens Report

Eastern meadowlark, Sturnella magna. Meadow lark, males 1, female 2, nest. Chromolithograph after an ornithological illustration by John James Audubon from Benjamin Harry Warrens Report on the Birds

Reed-bird or bobolink, Dolichonyx oryzivorus, male 1, female 2. Chromolithograph after an ornithological illustration by John James Audubon from Benjamin Harry Warrens Report on the Birds of

The coronation of King Henry IV of England with a huge crown, 1399. The king in sunglasses and cracows is crowned by bishops in Westminster Abbey, while pages hold his coat of arms, helm and sword

Red root, Wachendorfia thyrsiflora, native to South Africa. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Laurent de Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze Naturali

Eastern towhee, Pipilo erythrophthalmus
Nest and eggs of the eastern towhee, Pipilo erythrophthalmus. Chromolithograph after an illustration by Edwin Sheppard from Thomas George Gentrys Nests and Eggs of the Birds of the United States

Nest and egg of the redwing blackbird, Agelaius phoeniceus. Chromolithograph after an illustration by Edwin Sheppard from Thomas George Gentrys Nests and Eggs of the Birds of the United States, J.A

Nest and eggs of the eastern kingbird, Tyrannus tyrannus. Chromolithograph after an illustration by Edwin Sheppard from Thomas George Gentrys Nests and Eggs of the Birds of the United States, J.A

Eastern wood pewee and orchard orioles
Eastern wood pewee, Contopus virens, and orchard orioles, Icterus spurius. Chromolithograph after an illustration by Edwin Sheppard from Thomas George Gentrys Nests

Gray catbird, Dumetella carolinensis
Nest and eggs of the gray catbird, Dumetella carolinensis. Cat bird, Minus carolinensis. Chromolithograph after an illustration by Edwin Sheppard from Thomas George Gentrys Nests

American woodcock, Scolopax minor. Chromolithograph after an illustration by Edwin Sheppard from Thomas George Gentrys Nests and Eggs of the Birds of the United States, J.A

Gray catbird and eastern towhee
Gray catbird, Dumetella carolinensis, and eastern towhee, Pipilo erythrophthalmus. Chromolithograph after an illustration by Edwin Sheppard from Thomas George Gentrys Nests

American kestrel, Falco sparverius, with nest and egg. Chromolithograph after an illustration by Edwin Sheppard from Thomas George Gentrys Nests and Eggs of the Birds of the United States, J.A

Eastern wood pewee, Contopus virens. Chromolithograph after an illustration by Edwin Sheppard from Thomas George Gentrys Nests and Eggs of the Birds of the United States, J.A

Mourning dove, Zenaida macroura, with nest and egg. Chromolithograph after an illustration by Edwin Sheppard from Thomas George Gentrys Nests and Eggs of the Birds of the United States, J.A

Prairie warbler, Setophaga discolor. Chromolithograph after an illustration by Edwin Sheppard from Thomas George Gentrys Nests and Eggs of the Birds of the United States, J.A

Razorbill or lesser auk, Alca torda. Chromolithograph after an illustration by Edwin Sheppard from Thomas George Gentrys Nests and Eggs of the Birds of the United States, J.A

Golden-crowned kinglet, Regulus satrapa. Chromolithograph after an illustration by Edwin Sheppard from Thomas George Gentrys Nests and Eggs of the Birds of the United States, J.A

Redwing blackbird and red-eyed vireo
Redwing blackbird, Agelaius phoeniceus, and red-eyed vireo, Vireo olivaceus. Chromolithograph after an illustration by Edwin Sheppard from Thomas George Gentrys Nests

Barn swallow, Hirundo rustica, with nest and eggs. Chromolithograph after an illustration by Edwin Sheppard from Thomas George Gentrys Nests and Eggs of the Birds of the United States, J.A

Nest and eggs of the orchard oriole, Icterus spurius. Chromolithograph after an illustration by Edwin Sheppard from Thomas George Gentrys Nests and Eggs of the Birds of the United States, J.A

Chipping sparrow, Spizella passerina
Nest and eggs of the chipping sparrow, Spizella passerina. Chromolithograph after an illustration by Edwin Sheppard from Thomas George Gentrys Nests and Eggs of the Birds of the United States, J.A

Spotted sandpiper, Actitis macularius
Nest and eggs of the spotted sandpiper, Actitis macularius. Chromolithograph after an illustration by Edwin Sheppard from Thomas George Gentrys Nests and Eggs of the Birds of the United States, J.A

Red-eyed vireo Vireo olivaceus. Chromolithograph after an illustration by Edwin Sheppard from Thomas George Gentrys Nests and Eggs of the Birds of the United States, J.A

Eastern kingbird and cedar waxwing
Eastern kingbird, Tyrannus tyrannus, and cedar waxwing, Bombycilla cedrorum. Kingbird, Tyrannus carolinensis Cedar bird, Ampelis cedrorum

Cartoon, A Bit of Animated Nature, the Protectionist Cuckoo in the Hedge Sparrows Nest. A satirical depiction of Benjamin Disraeli, Conservative Chancellor of the Exchequer, as the cuckoo

The Year of the Poets -- Cuckoo in sparrows nest
The Year of the Poets -- a cuckoo in a nest of hedge sparrows, to illustrate a range of poems about cuckoos and other birds. Date: 1845

The Year of the Poets -- The Young Spring, to illustrate Lusty Spring (Edmund Spenser). Date: 1845

Varieties of ants and their nests -- nest of the Fuliginous ant, Formica fuliginosa, Yellow ant (Formica flava), Fallow ant (Formica rufa), nest of the Common Yellow ant

Common Humble Bees (Bombus terrestris) -- male, large female, and worker. Date: 1843

Congratulations card, Stork on her nest
Congratulations card for arrival of new baby, showing a stork on her nest. 20th century

Norwegian wasp, Dolichovespula norwegica (British wasp, Vespa britannica). Handcoloured copperplate engraving drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder from William Elford Leachs Zoological

Great tinamou and orange-winged parrot
Great tinamou or anamoe, Tinamus major major, and common or orange-winged parrot, Amazona amazonica, with hanging nests. Copperplate engraving after an original illustration by Captain John Gabriel

Little grebe, Tachybaptus ruficollis (Small black-chinned grebe, Colymbus hebridicus?). Pair on nest with three eggs. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by James Sowerby from The British Miscellany

Dutchmans pipe, Monotropa hypopitys (Yellow birds nest, Monotropa hypopithys). Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by James Sowerby from James Smiths English Botany, London, 1792

Birds nest orchid, Neottia nidus-avis (Birds nest ophrys, Ophrys nidus-avis). Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by James Sowerby from James Smiths English Botany, London, 1792

Puffball mushrooms
Fluted birds nest, Cyathus striatus, spiny puffball, Lycoperdon echinatum (Lycoperdon gemmatum), Lycoperdon piriforme, giant pasture puffball, Mycenastrum corium, and paltry puffball

Plaque showing Vitruvian scroll and birds nest. Chromolithograph drawn by Grivell and lithographed by Parrot et Co. from Frederick Rathbones Old Wedgwood

Pinktoe tarantula and trapdoor spider nest
Pinktoe tarantula, Avicularia avicularia (Mygale avicularia), and nest of a trapdoor spider, Mygale coementaria. Handcolored engraving by Corbie after an illustration by Blanchard from Charles d

Sticklebacks and their nests
Male and female sticklebacks, Gasterosteus aculeatus, building a nest 1, 2, and ninespine stickleback, Pungitius pungitius, enlarging the nest openings 3

Ruby-topaz hummingbird, Chrysolampis mosquitus, and tufted coquette, Lophornis ornatus. Handcoloured engraving by Fournier after an illustration by Edouard Travies from Charles d Orbignys

Giant crab spider, Heteropoda venatoria (American tarantula spider, Aranea venatoria) and nest with trapdoor. Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Tree wasp, Dolichovespula sylvestris (Campanular wasp, Vespa campanaria). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Edible-nest swiftlet, Aerodramus fuciphagus, and nest of saliva, used in bird s-nest soup. (Esculent swallow, Hirundo esculenta)

Lesser whitethroat, Sylvia curruca, with nest and eggs. (Lesser white-throat warbler, Sylvia sylviella.) Handcoloured copperplate drawn

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