Ornithology Collection

FABRITIUS, Carel (1622-1654). The Goldfinch. ca. 1654. NETHERLANDS. The Hague. Mauritshuis. Baroque art. Oil

Robin Redbreast
Poem by M. Nightingale about the robin, featuring a lovely decoration by Gladys M. Rees. Date: 1939

Resplendent quetzal, Pharomachrus mocinno, and purple-rumped sunbird, Nectarinia zeylonica

Oiseaux - birds
Page of birds including birds of prey and tropical birds. Date: 1930

Toulouse geese with dewlap, cock and hen. Oie de Toulouse a bavette, Anser anser domesticus. Bred by James Watts, winners of five first prizes

Silver spangled Hamburgh cock and hen, Henry Beldons pair, Cup at Allerton 1871, Hen first at Birmingham 1871, and cup at Bristol 1872

Old male Asian Paradise Flycatcher Watercolour
Original watercolour drawings and illustrated MS relating to Indian Birds, forming one of a set of volumes from which the illustrated MS work by Tickell on Mammals, &c

Annas hummingbird, Calypte anna (Duchess of Rivolis hummingbird, Trochilus anna)

Nightingale, Luscinia megarhynchos.. Handcolored copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his own Natural History of British Birds, London, 1794-1819

Old World swallowtail, Papilio machaon. Swallow-tail butterfly, Royal William, Machaon

Common tern, Sterna hirundo. Laro nigro, Brandvogel, Brandfuchs, Brandhirss

Species of ibis
Scarlet ibis, Eudocimus ruber 1, 2, black-faced ibis, Theristicus melanopis 3, Cayenne ibis or green ibis, Mesembrinibis cayennensis 4, and glossy ibis, Plegadis falcinellus 5

Facsimile of a picture of a dodo by Roelandt Savery in the Royal Gallery, Berlin

Great and lesser spotted woodpeckers
Great spotted woodpecker, Dendrocopos major, and Lesser spotted woodpecker, Dryobates minor

Oiseaux - birds
Variety of birds, including ostriches, pelicans, kiwi, heron and toucan. Date: 1930

Plymouth Rock chickens, Sir Thomas and Irene, cock and hen, Gallus gallus domesticus. Bred by Mrs. Ainsworth and first and second at Birmingham 1886

Dutch hookbill duck, Anas boschas var curvirostra
Dutch hookbill duck, Anas boschas var. curvirostra.. Handcolored copperplate drawn and engraved by George Graves from his own British Ornithology, Walworth, 1821

Bald eagle, Haliaeetus leucocephalus, adult with rabbit prey

Silver-grey Dorking hen, Gallus gallus domesticus. Bred by O.F. Cresswell and first prize winner at Ashford, second prize winner at Birmingham 1872

White-faced black Spanish, cock and hen, Gallus gallus domesticus. Cups for chickens at Bristol 1872. Chromolithograph by Vincent Brooks Day & Son after an illustration by J.W

Japanese bantams, black bantams and Pekin bantams. Mrs. Woodcocks Japanese white bantams, first prize at Crystal Palace 1872. E. Cambridges black bantams, cup winner at Bristol 1873. H. B

Pied currawong, Strepera graculina (Noisy crow, Corvus strepera)

Raven, Corvus corax, and magpie, Pica pica.. Handcolored copperplate stipple engraving from Dumont de Sainte-Croixs Dictionary of Natural Science: Ornithology, Paris, France, 1816-1830

Greater bird-of-paradise, Paradisaea apoda

White-rumped shama, Copsychus malabaricus macrourus

Yellow-crowned bishop, Euplectes afer
Yellow-crowned bishop or Napoleon weaver, Euplectes afer (Yellow-crowned weaver, Ploceus flaviceps)

Juan Fernandez firecrown, Sephanoides fernandensis (female). Critically endangered. (Stokes hummingbird, Trochilus stokesii)

Sketch of an elephant, with descriptive notes
Original watercolour drawings and illustrated MS relating to Indian Birds, forming one of a set of volumes from which the illustrated MS work by Tickell on Mammals, &c

Spotted Red Shank (male) Watercolour Plate 35
Original watercolour drawings and illustrated MS relating to Indian Birds, forming one of a set of volumes from which the illustrated MS work by Tickell on Mammals, &c

Great grey shrike and black-throated ant-shrike (female)
Purple-throated euphonia, Euphonia chlorotica, and green-winged saltator, Saltator similis

Brown Cuckoo-Dove, Macropygia phasianella

Golden spangled Hamburgh cock and hen, Gallus gallus domesticus, Henry Beldons pair, cock cup at Birmingham 1870, hen cup at Kendal, Whitehouse and Spalding 1871

Black Hamburgh cock and hen, Gallus gallus domesticus, Rev. W. Sergeantsons pair, first prize at Birmingham, Edinburgh, Manchester 1871, and Bristol 1872

Green-throated carib, Eulampis holosericeus. Male adult
Green-throated carib, Eulampis holosericeus (Trochilus holosericeus). Male adult

White-eared hummingbird, Hylocharis leucotis (Trochilus leucotis)

Upper and lower views of the skull of a dodo. Lithograph from Hugh Edwin Strickland and Alexander Gordon Melvilles The Dodo and its Kindred, London, Reeve, Benham and Reeve, 1848

Side view of the skull of a dodo. Lithograph from Hugh Edwin Strickland and Alexander Gordon Melvilles The Dodo and its Kindred, London, Reeve, Benham and Reeve, 1848

Collared lory, Phigys solitarius.. Handcolored steel engraving by Joseph Kidd from Sir Thomas Dick Lauder and Captain Thomas Browns Miscellany of Natural History: Parrots, Edinburgh, 1833

Curlew, Scolopax arquata, Numenius arquata.. Handcolored copperplate drawn and engraved by George Graves from his own British Ornithology, Walworth, 1821

Calandra lark, skylark, crested lark and marsh lark

Snowy owl, Bubo scandiacus.. Handcolored copperplate drawn and engraved by George Graves from his own British Ornithology, Walworth, 1821

Nightingale, goldcrest, cinereous tit and great tit

Bluethroat, robin and western yellow wagtail

Garden Warbler (Sylvia borin) Date: circa 1910s

A Blue Tit feeding Date: circa 1910s

Scissor-tailed flycatcher, white bellbird and Andean cock-of-the
Scissor-tailed flycatcher, Tyrannus forficatus 1, white bellbird, Procnias albus 2, and Andean cock-of-the-rock, Rupicola peruvianus 3

Pacific robin, white-winged fairywren and rainbow pitta
Pacific robin, Petroica pusilla 1, white-winged fairywren, Malurus leucopterus 2 and rainbow pitta, Pitta iris 3

Friarbird and lyrebird
Noisy friarbird, Philemon corniculatus, and Albert's lyrebird, Menura alberti, building a nest

Hummingbird species
Ecuadorian hillstar, Oreotrochilus chimborazo 1, green-bearded helmetcrest, Oxypogon guerinii 2 and white-necked jacobin, Florisuga mellivora 3

Paradise kingfisher, Victoria's riflebird and extinct huia
Numfor paradise kingfisher, Tanysiptera carolinae 1, Victoria's riflebird, Lophorina victoriae 2, and extinct huia or New Zealand wattlebird, Heteralocha acutirostris 3

Jamaican tody, respendlent quetzal and banded broadbill
Jamaican tody, Todus todus 1, resplendent quetzal, Pharomachrus mocinno 2, and banded broadbill, Eurylaimus javanicus 3

Oilbird, swiftlets and mustached treeswift
Oilbird or guacharo, Steatornis caripensis 1, white-rumped swiftlet, Aerodramus spodiopygius 2, Indian edible-nest swiftlet, Collocalia nidifica 2, and mustached treeswift, Hemiprocne mystacea 3

Canada goose, Mandarin duck and hooded merganser
Canada goose, Branta canadensis 1, Mandarin duck, Aix galericulata 2, hooded merganser, Lophodytes cucullatus 3

Black skimmer, Oriental darter and emperor penguin
Black skimmer, Rhynchops nigra 1, Oriental darter, Anhinga melanogaster 2, and emperor penguin, Aptenodytes forsteri 3

Egyptian vulture, Andean condor, and wedge-tailed eagle
Endangered Egyptian vulture, Neophron percnopterus 1, Andean condor, Vultur gryphus 2, wedge-tailed eagle, Aquila audax 3, and head of snowy owl, Bubo scandiacus 4

Asian openbill, pheasant-tailed jacana and takahe
Asian openbill, Anastomus oscitans 1, pheasant-tailed jacana, Hydrophasianus chirurgus 2, and endangered takahe, Porphyrio hochstetteri 3

Blood pheasant, wattled curassow and mountain quail
Blood pheasant, Ithaginis cruentus 1, endangered wattled curassow, Crax globulosa 2, and mountain quail, Oreortyx pictus 3

Gweela and orange-footed scrubfowl
Australian brushturkey or gweela, Alectura lathami 1, and orange-footed scrubfowl, Megapodius reinwardt 2

Kakapo, Major Mitchell's cockatoo and Alexandrine parakeet
Critically endangered kakapo or owl parrot, Strigops habroptilus 1, Major Mitchell's cockatoo, Lophochroa leadbeateri 2 and Alexandrine parakeet, Psittacula eupatria 3

Tooth-billed pigeon, white-bibbed fruit dove and Luzon bleeding
Critically endangered tooth-billed pigeon, Didunculus strigirostris 1, white-bibbed fruit dove, Ptilinopus rivoli 2, and Luzon bleeding-heart, Gallicolumba luzonica 3

Green-billed toucan, curl-crested aracari and ivory-billed woodp
Green-billed toucan, Ramphastos dicolorus 1, curl-crested aracari, Pteroglossus beauharnaisii 2, and critically endangered ivory-billed woodpecker, Campephilus principalis 3

Satin and fawn-breasted bowerbirds
Satin bowerbird, Ptilonorhynchus violaceus, building a nest 1 and fawn-breasted bowerbird, Chlamydera cerviniventris 2

Sociable weaver, large ground finch and Gouldian finch
Sociable weaver, Philetairus socius 1, large ground finch, Geospiza magnirostris 2, and Gouldian finch, Chloebia gouldiae 3

Blue jay, king and greater birds-of-paradise
Blue jay, Cyanocitta cristata 1, king bird-of-paradise, Cicinnurus regius 2, and greater bird-of-paradise, Paradisaea apoda 3

Blue-eared pheasant, Palawan peacock-pheasant and Lady Amherst's
Blue eared pheasant, Crossoptilon auritum 1, Palawan peacock-pheasant, Polyplectron napoleonis 2, and Lady Amherst's pheasant, Chrysolophus amherstiae 3

King vulture and turkey vulture
King vulture, Sarcoramphus papa, and turkey vulture, Cathartes aura. Le roi des vautours, Vultur papa, L'urubus, Vultur aura

Andean condor and southern crested caracara
Andean condor, Le condor, Vultur gryphus 2, and le cara-cara, southern crested caracara, Caracara plancus 1

Red kite, honey buzzard and common buzzard
Red kite, Milvus milvus (top), European honey buzzard, Pernis apivorus (left) and buzzard, Buteo buteo (right). Le Milan, Falco milvus, Le bondree, Falco apivorus, Le buse Falco buteo

Pied flycatcher, blue and white flycatcher and New Zealand fanta
European pied flycatcher, Ficedula hypoleuca 1, blue-and-white flycatcher, Cyanoptila cyanomelana 2 and New Zealand fantail, Rhipidura fuliginosa 3

Nashville warbler, eastern bluebird and bluethroat
Nashville warbler, Leiothlypis ruficapilla 1, eastern bluebird, Sialia sialis 2 and bluethroat, Luscinia svecica 3

Mourning dove, turtle dove and red-eyed dove
Mourning dove, Zenaida macroura 1, vulnerable European turtle dove, Streptopelia turtur 2, and red-eyed dove, Streptopelia semitorquata 3

Fancy pigeon breeds: Polish pigeon 1, owl pigeon 2, rock pigeon 3. Le pigeon polonais, le pigeon cravatte, le pigoen biset, Columba livia domestica

Redwing, Turdus iliacus 1, red-legged thrush, Turdus plumbeus 2, and ovenbird, Seiurus aurocapilla 3. Le mauvis, la grive cendre d'Amerique, la grivelette de St. Domingue, Motacilla aurocapilla

Lesser redpoll, red-cheeked cordonbleu and common linnet
Lesser redpoll, Acanthis cabaret 1, red-cheeked cordonbleu, Uraeginthus bengalus 2, and common linnet, Linaria cannabina 3

Ring ouzel, blue rock thrush and rosy starling
Ring ouzel, Turdus torquatus 1, blue rock thrush, Monticola solitarius 2, and rosy starling, Pastor roseus 3

Manucode, grey-headed starling and long-tailed meadowlark
Jobi manucode, Manucodia jobiensis 1, grey-headed starling, Sturnia malabarica 2 and long-tailed meadowlark, Leistes loyca 3

Jay, blue jay and magpie
Eurasian jay, Garrulus glandarius 1, blue jay, Cyanocitta cristata 2, and Eurasian magpie or common magpie, Pica pica 3

White-plumed antbird and Guianan cock-of-the-rock
White-plumed antbird, Pithys albifrons 1, and Guianan cock-of-the-rock, Rupicola rupicola 2. Le plumet blanc, Pipra albifrons, le coq de roche, Pipra rupicola

Flycatchers and Caribbean elaenia
African paradise flycatche, Terpsiphone viridis 1, fork-tailed flycatcher, Tyrannus savana 2 and Caribbean elaenia, Elaenia martinica 3

Reunion bullfinch species, Eurasian bullfinch and blue grosbeak
Unknown bullfinch from Reunion, Bouvreuil de l'isle Bourbon 1, Eurasian bullfinch, Pyrrhula pyrrhula 2, and blue grosbeak, Passerina caerulea 3

Endangered Egyptian and Nubian vultures
Endangered Egyptian vulture, Neophron percnopterus, and endangered lappet-faced vulture or Nubian vulture, Torgos tracheliotos. Le vautour a aigrettes, Vultur cristatus, le petit vautour

Whydah birds and widowbird
Pin-tailed whydah, Vidua macroura 1, Sahel paradise whydah, Vidua orientalis 2 and red-collared widowbird, Euplectes ardens 3

Greater Antillean grackle, Audubon's oriole and red-winged black
Greater Antillean grackle, Quiscalus niger 1, Audubon's oriole, Icterus graduacauda 2, and red-winged blackbird, Agelaius phoeniceus 3

Cape starling, bokmakierie and ferruginous-backed antbird
Cape starling, Lamprotornis nitens 1, bokmakierie, Telophorus zeylonus 2, and ferruginous-backed antbird, Myrmeciza ferruginea 3

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