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Ornithology Collection (page 10)

Background imageOrnithology Collection: Violet turaco, Musophaga violacea

Violet turaco, Musophaga violacea
Violet turaco or violaceous plantain-eater, Musophaga violacea. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by John Latham from his own A General History of Birds, Winchester, 1822

Background imageOrnithology Collection: Smooth-billed ani, Crotophaga ani

Smooth-billed ani, Crotophaga ani
Smooth-billed ani or lesser ani, Crotophaga ani. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by John Latham from his own A General History of Birds, Winchester, 1822

Background imageOrnithology Collection: Blyths hornbill, Rhyticeros plicatus

Blyths hornbill, Rhyticeros plicatus
Blyths or Papuan hornbill, Rhyticeros plicatus (Wreathed hornbill, Buceros plicatus). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by John Latham from his own A General History of Birds, Winchester

Background imageOrnithology Collection: Malabar pied hornbill, Anthracoceros coronatus

Malabar pied hornbill, Anthracoceros coronatus (Pied hornbill, Buceros malabaricus). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by John Latham from his own A General History of Birds, Winchester

Background imageOrnithology Collection: Channel-billed cuckoo, Scythrops novaehollandiae

Channel-billed cuckoo, Scythrops novaehollandiae (Australasian channel-bill, Psittaceous hornbill). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by John Latham from his own A General History of Birds

Background imageOrnithology Collection: Blue-crowned motmot, Momotus momota

Blue-crowned motmot, Momotus momota (Brasilian motmot, Momotus brasiliensis). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by John Latham from his own A General History of Birds, Winchester, 1822

Background imageOrnithology Collection: Spot-billed toucanet, Selenidera maculirostris, female

Spot-billed toucanet, Selenidera maculirostris, female. Janeiro toucan. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by John Latham from his own A General History of Birds, Winchester, 1822

Background imageOrnithology Collection: Toco toucan, Ramphastos toco

Toco toucan, Ramphastos toco. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by John Latham from his own A General History of Birds, Winchester, 1822

Background imageOrnithology Collection: Gang-gang cockatoo, Callocephalon fimbriatum

Gang-gang cockatoo, Callocephalon fimbriatum (Red-crowned parrot, Psittacus galeatus). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by John Latham from his own A General History of Birds, Winchester

Background imageOrnithology Collection: Budgerigar, Melopsittacus undulatus

Budgerigar, Melopsittacus undulatus (Undulated parrot, Psittacus undulatus). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by John Latham from his own A General History of Birds, Winchester, 1822

Background imageOrnithology Collection: Horned parakeet, Eunymphicus cornutus. Vulnerable

Horned parakeet, Eunymphicus cornutus. Vulnerable (Horned parrot, Psittacus bisetis.) Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by John Latham from his own A General History of Birds, Winchester

Background imageOrnithology Collection: Olive-shouldered parrot, Aprosmictus jonquillaceus

Olive-shouldered parrot, Aprosmictus jonquillaceus
Olive-shouldered parrot or jonquil parrot, Aprosmictus jonquillaceus (Jonquil parrakeet, Psittacus narcissus). Handcoloured copperplate drawn

Background imageOrnithology Collection: Red shining-parrot, Pyrrhulopsis tabuensis

Red shining-parrot, Pyrrhulopsis tabuensis (Tabuan parrot, Psittacus tabuensis). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by John Latham from his own A General History of Birds, Winchester, 1822

Background imageOrnithology Collection: Scarlet macaw, Ara macao

Scarlet macaw, Ara macao (Red and yellow macaw, Macrocercus aracanga). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by John Latham from his own A General History of Birds, Winchester, 1822

Background imageOrnithology Collection: Crested shriketit, Falcunculus frontatus

Crested shriketit, Falcunculus frontatus (Frontal shrike, Lanius frontatus). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by John Latham from his own A General History of Birds, Winchester, 1822

Background imageOrnithology Collection: Black-headed bulbul, Pycnonotus atriceps

Black-headed bulbul, Pycnonotus atriceps (Black-headed shrike, Lanius melanocephalus). Native of Hawaii according to Latham, Australia according to Shaw

Background imageOrnithology Collection: Oriental darter or Indian darter, Anhinga

Oriental darter or Indian darter, Anhinga melanogaster. Near threatened. (Black bellied darter, Plotus melanogaster.) Handcoloured copperplate drawn

Background imageOrnithology Collection: Red-tailed tropic bird, Phaethon rubricauda

Red-tailed tropic bird, Phaethon rubricauda (Phaeton phoenicurus). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by John Latham from his own A General History of Birds, Winchester, 1824

Background imageOrnithology Collection: Spotted shag or parekareka, Phalacrocorax punctatus

Spotted shag or parekareka, Phalacrocorax punctatus (Pelecanus punctatus). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by John Latham from his own A General History of Birds, Winchester, 1824

Background imageOrnithology Collection: King penguin, Aptenodytes patagonicus, juvenile

King penguin, Aptenodytes patagonicus, juvenile (Woolly penguin). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by John Latham from his own A General History of Birds, Winchester, 1824

Background imageOrnithology Collection: Little penguin or white-flippered penguin

Little penguin or white-flippered penguin
Little penguin, Eudyptula minor, or white-flippered penguin, Eudyptula minor albosignata (Aptenodytes minor). Handcoloured copperplate drawn

Background imageOrnithology Collection: Greater racket-tailed drongo, Dicrurus paradiseus

Greater racket-tailed drongo, Dicrurus paradiseus (Malabar shrike, Lanius malabaricus). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by John Latham from his own A General History of Birds, Winchester

Background imageOrnithology Collection: Pink-headed duck, Rhodonessa caryophyllacea

Pink-headed duck, Rhodonessa caryophyllacea (Anas caryophyllacea). Extinct since the 1950s. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by John Latham from his own A General History of Birds

Background imageOrnithology Collection: Magpie goose, Anseranas semipalmata

Magpie goose, Anseranas semipalmata, and anatomical detail of its trachea. (Semipalmated duck, Anas semipalmatus.) Handcoloured copperplate drawn

Background imageOrnithology Collection: Giant petrel, Macronectes giganteus

Giant petrel, Macronectes giganteus (as Precellaria gigantea, error for Procellaria gigantea). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by John Latham from his own A General History of Birds

Background imageOrnithology Collection: Parasitic jaeger, Stercorarius parasiticus

Parasitic jaeger, Stercorarius parasiticus
Parasitic jaeger, arctic skua or parasitic skua, Stercorarius parasiticus (Arctic gull, Larus parasiticus). Handcoloured copperplate drawn

Background imageOrnithology Collection: Sooty tern, Onychoprion fuscatus

Sooty tern, Onychoprion fuscatus (Sterna fuliginosa). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by John Latham from his own A General History of Birds, Winchester, 1824

Background imageOrnithology Collection: Black skimmer, Rynchops niger

Black skimmer, Rynchops niger (Rhynchops nigra). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by John Latham from his own A General History of Birds, Winchester, 1824

Background imageOrnithology Collection: Cormorant species used for fishing in Asia

Cormorant species used for fishing in Asia
Cormorant used for fishing in Asia, perhaps a great cormorant, Phalacrocorax carbo, or Japanese cormorant, Phalacrocorax capillatus

Background imageOrnithology Collection: Marbled murrelet, Brachyramphus marmoratus. Endangered

Marbled murrelet, Brachyramphus marmoratus. Endangered. (Marbled guillemot, Uria marmorata.) Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by John Latham from his own A General History of Birds

Background imageOrnithology Collection: Atlantic yellow-nosed albatross, Thalassarche

Atlantic yellow-nosed albatross, Thalassarche chlororhynchos. Endangered. (Yellow-nosed albatross, Diomedea chlororhynchos)

Background imageOrnithology Collection: Flamingo, Phoenicopterus species

Flamingo, Phoenicopterus species
Greater flamingo, Phoenicopterus roseus, or American flamingo, Phoenicopterus ruber (Red flamingo, Phaenicopterus ruber). Handcoloured copperplate drawn

Background imageOrnithology Collection: American avocet, Recurvirostra americana

American avocet, Recurvirostra americana. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by John Latham from his own A General History of Birds, Winchester, 1824

Background imageOrnithology Collection: Red-necked grebe, Podiceps grisegena

Red-necked grebe, Podiceps grisegena (Podiceps rubricollis). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by John Latham from his own A General History of Birds, Winchester, 1824

Background imageOrnithology Collection: Red-knobbed coot or crested coot, Fulica cristata

Red-knobbed coot or crested coot, Fulica cristata. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by John Latham from his own A General History of Birds, Winchester, 1824

Background imageOrnithology Collection: African finfoot, Podica senegalensis

African finfoot, Podica senegalensis. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by John Latham from his own A General History of Birds, Winchester, 1824

Background imageOrnithology Collection: Cape Barren goose, Cereopsis novae hollandiae

Cape Barren goose, Cereopsis novae hollandiae (New Holland cereopsis). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by John Latham from his own A General History of Birds, Winchester, 1824

Background imageOrnithology Collection: Snowy sheathbill, Chionis albus

Snowy sheathbill, Chionis albus (White sheath-bill, Vaginalis chionis). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by John Latham from his own A General History of Birds, Winchester, 1824

Background imageOrnithology Collection: Purple gallinule, Porphyrio martinicus

Purple gallinule, Porphyrio martinicus (Martinico gallinule, Gallinula martinica). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by John Latham from his own A General History of Birds, Winchester, 1824

Background imageOrnithology Collection: Pheasant-tailed jacana, Hydrophasianus chirurgus

Pheasant-tailed jacana, Hydrophasianus chirurgus (Chinese jacana, Parra sinensis). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by John Latham from his own A General History of Birds, Winchester, 1824

Background imageOrnithology Collection: Buff-banded rail, Gallirallus philippensis

Buff-banded rail, Gallirallus philippensis (Philippine rail, Rallus philippensis). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by John Latham from his own A General History of Birds, Winchester, 1824

Background imageOrnithology Collection: Collared pratincole, Glareola pratincola

Collared pratincole, Glareola pratincola (Austrian pratincole, Glareola austriaea). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by John Latham from his own A General History of Birds, Winchester, 1824

Background imageOrnithology Collection: Eurasian oystercatcher, Haematopus ostralegus

Eurasian oystercatcher, Haematopus ostralegus
Eurasian or pied oystercatcher, Haematopus ostralegus. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by John Latham from his own A General History of Birds, Winchester, 1824

Background imageOrnithology Collection: Cream-coloured courser, Cursorius cursor

Cream-coloured courser, Cursorius cursor (Cursorius europaeus). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by John Latham from his own A General History of Birds, Winchester, 1824

Background imageOrnithology Collection: New Zealand plover, Charadrius obscures. Endangered

New Zealand plover, Charadrius obscures. Endangered
New Zealand plover, Charadrius obscures (Charadrius novae Zealandiae). Endangered. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by John Latham from his own A General History of Birds, Winchester, 1824

Background imageOrnithology Collection: Tahitian sandpiper, Prosobonia leucoptera. Extinct

Tahitian sandpiper, Prosobonia leucoptera. Extinct. (White-winged sandpiper, Tringa leucoptera.) Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by John Latham from his own A General History of Birds

Background imageOrnithology Collection: Greater painted-snipe, Rostratula benghalensis

Greater painted-snipe, Rostratula benghalensis (Cape snipe, Scolopax capensis). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by John Latham from his own A General History of Birds, Winchester, 1824

Background imageOrnithology Collection: Hadada or hadeda ibis, Bostrychia hagedash?

Hadada or hadeda ibis, Bostrychia hagedash? (White-headed curlew, Numenius leucocephalus.) Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by John Latham from his own A General History of Birds



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