Perching Collection (page 11)

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

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

Colourful flowers and birds
Colourful fabric design depicting exotic birds perching on branch with bright exotic flowers Date: 1922

A scene of nature: a bird perching on a branch, looks down inquisitively at the squirrel and rabbit below. 1925

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

Koko squeezes under the gate on his way to find the cat. Jack Sparrow perches on top. Date: 1937

Jack Sparrow tells his troubles to a tame raven. Date: 1937

Captured British Whippet tank on Western Front, WW1
An American photograph of a captured British Whippet tank used by the Germans during the First World War, with a German marking painted on the side

Bee-eater from New South Wales, Australia
A Bee-eater from New South Wales, Australia, perching on a branch with red berries. 1822

Portrait bust of Benvenuto Cellini, with pigeon
A portrait bust on Benvenuto Cellini (1500-1571), celebrated Italian goldsmith, sculptor, painter, soldier and musician, on the Ponte Vecchio in Florence, Italy, with a pigeon perched on its head

Family group on a sofa on a verandah
A family group of two children, mother, father and grandparents, all sitting on a sofa on a verandah. The grandmother is perching on the arm of the sofa

A pair of young Little Owls. This small owl was introduced to the UK in the 19th century. It can be seen in the daylight, usually perching on a tree branch, telegraph pole or rock

Young man with car
A young man poses for his photograph perching on the front of a car. He is probably from Vienna or South Moravia (now in Czechoslovakia)

Bathing Beauty
Latest Photographic Notes: Well Developed - a fine photographic postcard of a fetching young lady in her best pearls and favourite stripey bathing costume, perching delicately on the end of the quay

An advertisement for Hillman Minx
Advertisement for Hillman Minx. A group of children are perching in the boot to show how large it is

English Country Clothes
A pipe-smoking countryman at Chertsey Agricultural Show and his high-booted companion perching on her shooting- stick; he wears gaiters and has stick for poking livestock

Broadcasting House Japes
A young man defies gravity by perching on a pole on the roof of the new BBC Broadcasting House building!

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