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Phasianidae Collection

Background imagePhasianidae Collection: Callipepla californica, Californian quail

Callipepla californica, Californian quail
Plate 413 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

Background imagePhasianidae Collection: New Zealand Quail Koreke (male and female)

New Zealand Quail Koreke (male and female)
New Zealand Quail Koreke, Coturnix novaeseelandiae (male and female). Artwork by JG Keulemans from Sir Walter Lawry Bullers A History of the Birds of New Zealand, Vol.2 Plate 24 Date: 1888

Background imagePhasianidae Collection: Pavo cristalus, peacock

Pavo cristalus, peacock
Specimen on display in Gallery 40 at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imagePhasianidae Collection: Argusianus argus, great argus

Argusianus argus, great argus
Detail of a feather from a great argus (Argusianus argus) from the Natural History Museum at Tring

Background imagePhasianidae Collection: Meleagris gallopavo, wild turkey

Meleagris gallopavo, wild turkey
Original oil painting on canvas by Robert Havell, (c. 1835), 128cm x 171cm

Background imagePhasianidae Collection: Agriocharis ocellata eggs

Agriocharis ocellata eggs
Eggs of Ocellated Turkey, Agriocharis ocellata, laid at the aviary at Knowsley Hall, Lancashire, from the Natural History Museum collections at Tring

Background imagePhasianidae Collection: White-eared pheasant

White-eared pheasant
Illustration by Rajman Singh from the Brian Houghton Hodgson Collection; c. 1850s Date: 1850

Background imagePhasianidae Collection: Tragopan satyra; Satyr tragopan; male

Tragopan satyra; Satyr tragopan; male
Illustration by Rajman Singh from the Brian Houghton Hodgson Collection; c. 1850s Date: 1850

Background imagePhasianidae Collection: Lophura leucomelanos, Kalij pheasant

Lophura leucomelanos, Kalij pheasant
Illustration by Rajman Singh from the Brian Houghton Hodgson Collection; c. 1850 s. Originally titled The Kalidge Pheasant. Date: 1850

Background imagePhasianidae Collection: Peacocks, Turkeys and a Dodo

Peacocks, Turkeys and a Dodo
Illustration of Peacocks, Turkeys and a Dodo by Francis Willughby (1635-1672)

Background imagePhasianidae Collection: Francolinus capensis, Cape francolin

Francolinus capensis, Cape francolin

Background imagePhasianidae Collection: Galloperdix bicalcarata, Ceylon spurfowl

Galloperdix bicalcarata, Ceylon spurfowl
Plate 87, painting by Pieter Cornelius de Bevere, from the Loten Collection of coloured drawings of Birds, Mammals, Insects & Plants, (1754-57)

Background imagePhasianidae Collection: Golden pheasant design

Golden pheasant design
Drawing 30 Vol 2 by Alfred Waterhouse for the ornamentation of the Natural History Museum, London, 1876. Waterhouse designed the museum in the 1860s

Background imagePhasianidae Collection: Calotropis procera, rubber bush

Calotropis procera, rubber bush
One of the 162 decorative panels depicting flora that form the ceiling of the Central Hall of the Natural History Museum, London

Background imagePhasianidae Collection: Argusianus argus, great argus

Argusianus argus, great argus
Detail of a feather from a great argus (Argusianus argus) from the Natural History Museum at Tring

Background imagePhasianidae Collection: Eggs from Aepyornis maximus and Gallus domesticus

Eggs from Aepyornis maximus and Gallus domesticus
Scale comparison using eggs from a chicken (Gallus domesticus), and the largest known extinct bird, the elephant bird (Aepyornis maximus)

Background imagePhasianidae Collection: Lophura leucomelana, kalij pheasant

Lophura leucomelana, kalij pheasant
A watercolour by Lady Mary Bentinck (c. 1833)

Background imagePhasianidae Collection: Bonasa umbellus, ruffed grouse

Bonasa umbellus, ruffed grouse
Plate 41 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1827-30), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London

Background imagePhasianidae Collection: Ithaginis cruentus, blood pheasant

Ithaginis cruentus, blood pheasant
Plate 43 from John Goulds The Birds of Asia, Vol. 7, (1850-83). Hand coloured lithograph

Background imagePhasianidae Collection: Moths of the family Saturniidae

Moths of the family Saturniidae
Mounted specimens of the Emperor moth (Saturnia pavonia Linnaeus) and the great peacock (Saturnia pyri) moths. Moths are nocturnal insects

Background imagePhasianidae Collection: Galloperdix spadicea, red spurfowl

Galloperdix spadicea, red spurfowl
Plate 40, watercolour by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn from her Neilgherry birds and Miscellaneous, (1858)

Background imagePhasianidae Collection: Hen harrier design

Hen harrier design
Drawing by Alfred Waterhouse for the ornamentation of the Natural History Museum, London, 1875-1876. Waterhouse designed the museum in the 1860s, and it first opened its doors on Easter Monday 1881

Background imagePhasianidae Collection: Black grouse design

Black grouse design
Drawing 31 Vol 2 by Alfred Waterhouse for the ornamentation of the Natural History Museum, London, 1876. (Two separate negatives)

Background imagePhasianidae Collection: Ammoperdix heyi, sand partridge

Ammoperdix heyi, sand partridge
Sand partridge egg specimens

Background imagePhasianidae Collection: Syrmaticus reevesil, reeves pheasant

Syrmaticus reevesil, reeves pheasant
Reeves pheasant egg specimens

Background imagePhasianidae Collection: Tetraogallus caspius, caspian snowcock

Tetraogallus caspius, caspian snowcock
Four Caspian Snowcock egg specimens

Background imagePhasianidae Collection: Ammoperdix griseogularis, see-see partridge

Ammoperdix griseogularis, see-see partridge
Ten see-see partridge egg specimens

Background imagePhasianidae Collection: Alectoris graeca, rock partridge

Alectoris graeca, rock partridge
Four rock partridge egg specimens

Background imagePhasianidae Collection: Francolinus pondicerianus, grey francolin

Francolinus pondicerianus, grey francolin
Five grey francolin egg specimens

Background imagePhasianidae Collection: Francolinus francolinus, black francolin

Francolinus francolinus, black francolin
Four Black Francolin egg specimens

Background imagePhasianidae Collection: Lyrurus mlokosiewiczi, caucasian black grouse

Lyrurus mlokosiewiczi, caucasian black grouse
Caucasian black grouse egg specimens

Background imagePhasianidae Collection: Francolinus bicalcaratus, double-spurred francolin

Francolinus bicalcaratus, double-spurred francolin
Three Double-spurred francolin egg specimens

Background imagePhasianidae Collection: Dendragapus obscurus, blue grouse

Dendragapus obscurus, blue grouse
Plate 361 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

Background imagePhasianidae Collection: Lagopus muta, rock ptarmigan

Lagopus muta, rock ptarmigan

Background imagePhasianidae Collection: Lagopus muta, rock ptarmigan, Lagopus leucura, white-tailed

Lagopus muta, rock ptarmigan, Lagopus leucura, white-tailed
Plate 418 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

Background imagePhasianidae Collection: Gallus gallus, red junglefowl egg

Gallus gallus, red junglefowl egg
The egg of a red junglefowl (gallus gallus). Specimen held in the Natural History Museum at Tring

Background imagePhasianidae Collection: Fancolinus nobilis, handsome francolin breast feathers

Fancolinus nobilis, handsome francolin breast feathers
Watercolour by Henrik Gr� ldof (c. 1934)

Background imagePhasianidae Collection: Catreus wallichii, cheer pheasant

Catreus wallichii, cheer pheasant
Watercolour by Rajman Singh (c. 1856-64)

Background imagePhasianidae Collection: Pucrasia macrolopha, koklass pheasant

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

Background imagePhasianidae Collection: Dodo, peacocks and turkeys

Dodo, peacocks and turkeys
Plate XXVII from Francies Willughbys ornithologi libri tres : in quibus Aves omnes hactenus cognit... describuntur... Totum opus recognovit, di gessit, supplevit J. Raius, &c, 1676



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