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Humming bird nestA humming bird nest collected by Captain Cook 1st voyage in Rio de Janiero
Wasp nest in a bowler hatThis bowler hat containing a wasp nest was found in an outhouse on the estate of Walter Rothschild in Tring. The nest was built by the common wasp (Vespula vulgaris)
Phoenicurus phoenicurus, common redstart nest and eggsPlate 54 from James Boltons third edition of Harmonia Ruralis: or an essay towards a natural history of British Song Birds, Vol.2, (1845)
Aulacorhamphus prasinus, emerald toucanetPlate 47, hand coloured lithograph by John Gould and Henry Constantine Richter from John Goulds A Monograph of the Ramphastid, or family of Toucans, 2nd edition, (1854)
Unidientified sunbird nestPlate 64, painting by Pieter Cornelius de Bevere, from the Loten Collection of coloured drawings of Birds, Mammals, Insects & Plants, (1754-57)
Ardea purpurea, purple heronPlate 21 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 4 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph
Regulus regulus, goldcrestPlate from Paul Jerrards Gems for the Drawing Room:(British) Birds (1852). Hand coloured lithograph
Stercorarius skua, great skuaPlate 78 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 5 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph
Phoenicurus ochruros, black redstartPlate 52 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 2 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph
Orthotomus sutorius, common tailorbird nest
Turdus pilaris, fieldfarePlate 35 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 2 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph
Charadrius dubius, little ringed ploverPlate 42 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 4 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph
Circus aeruginosus, western marsh harrierPlate 24 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 1 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph
Dendrocopos minor, lesser spotted woodpeckerPlate 72 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 3 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph
Corvus frugilegus, rookPlate 60 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 3 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph
Larus canus, mew gullPlate 60 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 5 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph
Apus apus, common swiftPlate 3 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 2 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph
Syrrhaptes paradoxus, Pallass sandgrousePlate 11 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 4 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph
Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax, red-billed choughPlate 62 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 3 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph
Orthotomus sutorius, common tailorbirdPlate 60, painting by Pieter Cornelius de Bevere, from the Loten Collection of coloured drawings of Birds, Mammals, Insects & Plants, (1754-57)
Luscinia megarhynchos, common nightingalePlate 56 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 2 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph
Asio flammeus, short-eared owlPlate 32 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 1 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph
Troglodytes troglodytes, wrenPlate from Paul Jerrards Gems for the Drawing Room:(British) Birds (1852). Hand coloured lithograph
Calidris temminckii, Temmincks stintPlate 73 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 4 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph
Plate 302 from The Gleanings of Natural History by George EdPlate 302, hand coloured copperplate etching from George Edwards The Gleanings of Natural History, Vol. 2 (1760). Annotated Little blue-grey flycatchers
Termite Nests, Cape York, Torres StraitsA photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876), funded by the British Government for scientific purposes
Nest of Megapodins, Cape YorkA photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876) funded by the British Government for scientific purposes
The Ostrich nest, East of Bembesi RiverOctober 1870. Sketch 55 from a collection of original sketches by Thomas Baines, (1859-1871)
Riparia riparia, sand martinPlate 128 from William MacGillivrays Watercolour drawings of British Animals (1831-1841)
Acrocephalus schoenobaenus, sedge warblerPlate 125 from William MacGillivrays Watercolour drawings of British Animals (1831-1841)
Actitis hypoleucos, common sandpiperPlate 187 from William MacGillivrays Watercolour drawings of British Animals (1831-1841)
Common wasp nestThe rounded nest of the common wasp, (Vespula vulgaris) in the roof rafters of a house. Wasps chew wood and pulp it to make the papery material which the nest comprises of
Cistothorus palustris, marsh wrenPlate 98 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
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota, cliff swallowPlate 68 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
Progne subis, purple martin
The Island SanctuaryPlate 5 taken from The Life and Habits of Wild Animals, illustrated by designs by Joseph Wolf, London 1874
Passerina caerulea, blue grosbeakPlate 122 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1831-34), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London
Troglodytes aedon, house wren
Zenaida macroura, mourning dovePlate 17 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
Ammodramus caudacutus, saltmarsh sharp-tailed sparrowPlate 149 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1831-34), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London
Fratercula artica, Atlantic puffinPlate 213 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
Chaetura pelagica, chimney swiftPlate 158 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1831-34), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London
Cistothorus platensis, sedge wrenPlate 175 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1831-34), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London
Turdrus viscivorus, mistle thrush nest and eggsPlate 4 from James Boltons third edition of Harmonia Ruralis: or an essay towards a natural history of British Song Birds, Vol.1, (1845)
Sturnus vulgaris, European starling nest and eggsPlate 2 from James Boltons third edition of Harmonia Ruralis: or an essay towards a natural history of British Song Birds, Vol.1, (1845)
Troglodytes troglodytes, winter wren nest and eggsPlate 68 from James Boltons third edition of Harmonia Ruralis: or an essay towards a natural history of British Song Birds, Vol.2, (1845)
Turdus sp. thrush chicksPlate 121 from William MacGillivrays Watercolour drawings of British Animals (1831-1841)
Branta canadensis, Canada goosePlate 201 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