Perched Collection (page 15)

Sphenoeacus afer, Cape grassbird
Ff. 154b. Watercolour painting by George Forster annotated Muscicapa dubia and made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)

Pericriotus cinnamomeus, small minivet
Ff. 147b. Watercolour painting by George Forster annotated Turuds sordidulus and made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)

Batrachostomos auritas, large frogmouth
Plate from John Goulds Icones Avium, or figures and descriptions of new and interesting species of Birds from various parts of the globe, Vol.2 (1837-1838)

Pyrrhosoma nymphula, large red damselfly
A close-up of a large red damselfly perched on a leaf. This species of damselfly is among the first to be seen each Spring

Pinicola enucleator, pine grosbeak
Plate 358 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1835-38), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London

Aegolius funereus, Tengmalms owl
Plate 380 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1835-38), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London

Surnia ulula, northern hawk-owl
Plate 378 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1835-38), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London

Piranga ludoviciana, western tanager, Piranga olivacea, scar
Plate 354 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1835-38), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London

Asio otus, long-eared owl
Plate 383 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1835-38), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London

Salpinctes obsoletus, rock wren, Troglodytes troglodytes, wi
Plate 360 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1835-38), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London

Gymnogyps californianus, Californian condor
Plate 426 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1835-38), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London

Perisorius canadensis, Catharus guttatus, Myadestes townsend
Plate 419 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1835-38), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London

Agelaius phoeniceus, red-winged blackbird
Plate 420 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1835-38), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London

Certhia americana, brown creeper, Sitta pygmaea, pygmy nutha
Plate 415 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1835-38), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London

Dendroica tigrina Cape May warbler Vermivora chrysoptera gol
Plate 414 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1835-38), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London

Anhinga anhinga, Anhinga
Plate 316 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1835-38), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London

Pagophila eburnea, ivory gull
Plate 287 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

Dendroica fusca, Dendroica virens, Oporornis tolmiei
Plate 399 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1835-38), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London

Icterus bullockii, xanthocephalus xanthocephalus, Agelaius t
Plate 388 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1835-38), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London

Parabuteo unicinctus, Harris hawk
Plate 392 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1835-38), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London

Bycanistes brevis, silvery-cheeked hornbill
Watercolour and pencil by Claude Gibney Finch-Davies (1940). One of twenty-three species of hornbill found in Africa

Phalacrocorax perspicillatus, spectacled cormorant
Watercolour of by John Gerrard Keulemans (c. 1905)

Pucrasia macrolopha, koklass pheasant
Watercolour by Rajman Singh (c. 1856-64)

Chinese magpie wallpaper design
Wallpaper design featuring birds perched on branches, surrounded by colourful flowers and butterflies. Date: 1922

Macaw parrot
Fabric design featuring a Macaw parrot perched on a branch, surrounded by lush vegetation. Date: 1922

Floral peacock pattern for fabric
A brightly-coloured design with peacocks perched on branches, surrounded by exotic flowers. Date: 1922

Wintry scene with little boy and robin
A young boy wearing a green coat and hat, hands kept warm by a black muff, stands in the snowy countryside listening to a robin perched in the tree above. c.1910

Silhouette of fairies and birds on a tree branch
Three little fairies perch on a tree branch, one playing the violin, another a small trumpet, accompanied by a chorus of birds. c. 1910

Bird perched on a branch of a blossoming tree. Date 18--

Two birds perched on grapevines. Date between 1750 and 1850

A bird perched on a tree branch with blossoms, watching a spider on a web. Date between 1830 and 1850

A bird perched on the edge of a bowl, with head cocked, looking at a utensil in the bowl. Date between 1830 and 1850

Three birds perched on branches, one with blossoms. Date between 1830 and 1850

Blue-bird lady though you be, with your hat perched careless-wise. Illustration shows a bust portrait, facing right, of a beautiful young woman wearing a hat with blue feathers. Date 1914 May 2

Brass ornament, two birds
A brass ornament, depicting two birds with overlapping heads. Possibly of relevance to Hindu philosophy and religion

Brass ornament, two birds and tree
A brass ornament, depicting two birds pecking at a tree. Possibly of relevance to Hindu philosophy and religion

Girl in garden with robin
Young girl in a garden with a robin perched on her shoulder. c.1909

Peaceful scene in cemetery
Wild flowers grow and intertwine in this peaceful cemetery scene, with a bird perched on a leaf singing, and a snail crawling along slowly below. 1925

Birds on a tree
Many varieties of birds, including an owl, perch on the bare branches of a tree. 1925

Mrs Bobbity and neighbours with policeman
Mrs Bobbity and neighbours tell the policeman what has happened, and he takes notes. Jack Sparrow, perched on a lamp post, calls out that its the cat who should be prosecuted! Date: 1937

Jack Sparrow perched on step, moth flutters past
Jack Sparrow perches on a step, dejected at not finding any food for his family. A moth flutters past. Date: 1937

Jack Sparrow looking for moths in the ivy on the back garden wall. Date: 1937

Jack Sparrow sitting on the garden wall, ready to hop down for crumbs. Date: 1937

Jack Sparrow sitting on the ivy growing on the garden wall. He looks down to find that the crust is no longer there. Date: 1937

Penguins on the Rocks
Penguins perched on a rock formation. Date: early 1930s

Monte Lyskamm
A mountaineer, perched on the snow covered summit of Monte Lyskamm, Cervinia, Italian Alps. Date: 1930s

Mount Athos Monastery
A monastery perched upon Mount Athos, the heart of Greek Orthodox Christianity, on the northernmost peninsula of Halkidiki, Macedonia, Greece. Date: early 1930s

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