Orange Collection (page 39)

Pionopsitta barrabandi, orange-cheeked parrot
Plate 53 from Christian Ludwig Brehms Monographie der Papageien (1855)

Hapalopsittaca amazonina, rusty-faced parrot
Plate 51 from Christian Ludwig Brehms Monographie der Papageien (1855)

Lophophorus sclateri, Sclaters monal
Plate from William Beebes A Monograph of the Pheasants, Vol.1 (1918). Held in the Zoology Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Citrus sinensis, orange tree
Folio 34 from A Collection of Flowers (1795) by John Edwards. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Turdoides subrufus, rufous babbler
Plate 16, watercolour by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn from her Neilgherry birds and Miscellaneous, (1858)

Tarsiger indicus, white-browed scrub-robin
Plate 22, watercolour by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn from her Neilgherry birds and Miscellaneous, (1858)

Taccocua leschenaultii, sirkeer malkoha
Plate 23, watercolour by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn from her Neilgherry birds and Miscellaneous, (1858)

Pericrocotus flammeus, scarlet minivet
Plate 21, watercolour by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn from her Neilgherry birds and Miscellaneous, (1858)

Pitta brachyura, Indian pitta
Plate 38, watercolour by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn from her Neilgherry birds and Miscellaneous, (1858)

Coracias benghalensis, Indian roller
Plate 48, watercolour by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn from her Neilgherry birds and Miscellaneous, (1858)

Calamus viminalis, rattan fruit
Plate 5 by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn (1829-1928). Held at the Natural History Museum, London

Eriobotrya japonica, loquatt tree
Plate 21 by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn (1829-1928). Held at the Natural History Museum, London

Wild Flowers, kotagherry and six butterflies
Wild Flowers, Kotagherry and six butterflies. Plate 37 by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn (1829-1928). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Capsicum minimum, chillies
Plate 59 by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn (1829-1928). Held at the Natural History Museum, London

Pseudoscorpion in Baltic amber dating from the Upper Eocene period about 35 million years old. Arachnida, Pseudoscorpionida, identified by A.J. Ross. Specimen from Kaliningrad, Russia

Fake amber
A fake spider that has been inserted into melted Kauri gum to look like amber. Fig. 16 page no.7 from Amber The Natural Time Capsule

Sargocentron hastatum, red squirrelfish, Amphiprion percula
Plate 25 by Louis-Isidore Duperrey from his Voyage de la Coquille 1822-1825, Zoologie Atlas, 1826

Angiosperm flower in amber
A flower trapped and preserved in Dominican amber. This specimen dates from the Lower Miocene period about 20 million years old

Malum aurantium vulgare, orange
Page 286 from Flora Exotica 1720, by Johanne Godfredo Simula

Baltic amber with swarm of fungus gnats
Upper Eocene, 35 million year old, piece of Baltic amber with swarm of fungus gnats preserved within. Figure 1 in Amber The Natural Time Capsule

Chinese amber carving
An intricate crab carved out of Chinese amber. Amber is fossilised tree resin. Fig. 25 from Amber the Natural Time Capsule

Snipe fly in Baltic amber
A snipe fly preserved in Baltic amber with a pseudoscorpion hanging onto its legs. Specimen dates from the Upper Eocene, about 35 million years old

Auricula sp. primrose
Page 53 from Flora Exotica (1720) by Johanne Godfredo Simula. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Scorpion fly
A Scorpion fly, Mecoptera: Bittacidae with a long beak and long antennae, preserved here in Baltic amber. Specimen dates from the Upper Eocene

Scolopsis monogramma, rainbow monocle-bream
Plate 26 by Louis-Isidore Duperrey from his Voyage de la Coquille 1822-1825, Zoologie Atlas, 1826

Ants in Dominican amber
Hymenoptera:Aculeata:Formicidae ants in Dominican amber. One is holding the others abdomen with its jaws. Lower Miocene about 20 million years old

Mating scavenger flies in amber
A pair of mating scavenger flies in Dominican amber. Lower Miocene 20 million years old. From Amber The Natural Time Capsule. Figure 63

Sicilian amber carving
An ancient artifact of Sicilian amber, a crudely carved talisman. Image from Amber the Natural Time Capsule Fig.24

Otus asio, eastern screech owl
Plate 7, hand coloured etching from The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama islands (1731-43) Vol. 1 by Mark Catesby

Caterpillar skin in Dominican amber
A shed caterpillar skin Lepidoptera, in Dominican amber. Specimen dates from the Lower Miocene. Page 66 Fig. 66 from Amber the Natural Time Capsule

Edwardian necklace
A necklace containing fake amber beads. Included are celluloid, phenolic resin, casein and glass beads. Fig. 11 from Amber The Natural Time Capsule

Erebia aethiops, scotch argus butterfly

Baltic amber

Isle of Wight amber
Spider in Isle of Wight amber. Lower Cretaceous about 130 million years old. Borrowed from Museum of Isle of Wight Geology

Mimulus cardinalis, crimson monkeyflower
Drawing 115 made in 1903 by Arthur Harry Church (1865-1937). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Helianthus tomentosus, Jerusalem artichoke
Watercolour by Margaret Stones, 1982. Stones studied plants under the microscope as well as dried and living specimens. This drawing shows the full sized plant

Lilium philadelphicum L. & Lilium pomponium
Orange cup lily & pompon lily, native of southern Europe. Drawing by Richard Lancake [pl. 165]. Image used in The Chelsea Gardener Philip Miller (1990) by Hazel Le Rougetel, plate 6

Chrysanthemum segetum, corn marigold
Corn marigold in the Wildlife Garden at the Natural History Museum, London. Photographed by Derek Adams, July 2004

Orange Grove, St. Michael, Azores 1873
A photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876), funded by the British Government for scientific purposes

Citrus aurantium, bitter orange
A photograph of the detail from one of the decorative ceiling panels from the roof of the Natural History Museums Central Hall. This panel is showing some cracking damage which has since been repaired

Aptenodytes patagonicus, king penguin
Mounted specimen of a king penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus)

Mimetite
A tall, orange prismatic crystal of mimetite. Mimetite comprises of (lead chloroarsenate)

Aix falericulata, mandarin duck
Watercolour by Sarah Stone (1788) from the collection of Sir Ashton Lever

Opal
Fire opal in a matrix slab of alunite from Guatemala. Opals are not truely crystalline and are therefore mineraloids. They comprise of (hydrated silica glass)

Papilio machaon, old world swallowtail
SEM image of a Papilio machaon wing

Unakite

Rhodacanthis palmeri, greater koa finch
Photograph of the greater koa finch. This bird is now extinct. Photographed by Harry Taylor, 200

Opal in matrix specimen

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