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Finschia novaeseelandiae, pipipiFf. 164. Watercolour painting by George Forster (1773) annotated Motacilla citrinella and made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)
LS Plate 96 from the John Reeves Collection (Zoology)LS Plate 96 from the John Reeves Collection of Zoological Drawings from Canton, China 1774-1856
Aratinga solistaris, sun parakeetPlate 20 painting by Louis Bourquet from Francois Le Vaillants Histoire Naturelle des Perroquets, Vol. 1, (1801). Annotated La Perruche Ara Guarouba, jeune age
Title page from Stray FeathersTitle page from Allan Octavian Humes Stray Feathers A Journal of Ornithology for India and its Dependencies, Vol. 2, (1874)
Phalacrocorax magellanicus, rock shagFf. 105. Watercolour painting by George Forster annotated Pelecanus magellanicus and made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)
Ardeosaurus brevipes, a Jurassic lizardA cast of the type skeleton of Ardeosaurus brevipes a fossil reptile from the Lithographic Limestone, Kimmeridgian, Workerstzell, Bavaria, Germany. Dating back the Upper Jurassic period about 150 mya
Scytalopus magellanicus, Magellanic tapaculoFf. 163. Watercolour painting by George Forster annotated Motacilla magellanica and made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)
LS Plate 110 from the John Reeves Collection (Zoology)LS Plate 110 from the John Reeves Collection of Zoological Drawings from Canton, China 1774-1856
Fulmaris glacialis, northern fulmarPlate 82 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 5 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph
Turnix sp. ButtonquailPlate 85, painting by Pieter Cornelius de Bevere, from the Loten Collection of coloured drawings of Birds, Mammals, Insects & Plants, (1754-57)
Dinornis elephantopus, heavy-footed moaAn extinct wingless bird from the superficial deposits of the middle island of New Zealand in the gallery of Fossils, British Museum, height of skeleton 5 ft 6 in. 1858. NHM Archives 1210 1/11
Bauers parrakeet, Platycercus baueriPlate from Edward Lears Illustrations of the Family of Psittacidae or Parrots (1832). Hand coloured lithograph
Sharovisaurus karatauensisFossil lizard from Kara Tau, Kasakhstan, USSR. Cast
Lalage leucopyga, long-tailed trillerFf. 159. Watercolour painting by George Forster annotated Muscicapa naevia and made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)
Ducula bicolor, pied imperial pigeonPlate 78, painting by Pieter Cornelius de Bevere, from the Loten Collection of coloured drawings of Birds, Mammals, Insects & Plants, (1754-57)
LS Plate 7 from the John Reeves CollectionLarge Series plate 7, a watercolour from the John Reeves Collection of Zoological Drawings from Canton, China
Chalcophaps indica, emerald dovePlate 82, painting by Pieter Cornelius de Bevere, from the Loten Collection of coloured drawings of Birds, Mammals, Insects & Plants, (1754-57)
Rhamphorynchus longicepsA fossil Jurassic pterosaur from the Lithographic Stone, Eichstatt, Germany
Artamus leucorhynchus, white-breasted woodswallowFf. 165. Watercolour painting by George Forster (1773) annotated Motacilla longiceps and made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)
Amazona barbadensis, yellow-shouldered parrotPlate 61 painting by Louis Bourquet from Francois Le Vaillants Histoire Naturelle des Perroquets, Vol. 1, (1801). Annotated La Perruche a Epaulettes jaunes
LS Plate 106 from the John Reeves Collection (Zoology)LS Plate 106 from the John Reeves Collection of Zoological Drawings from Canton, China 1774-1856
Ptilinopus tannensis, Tanna fruit doveFf. 138. Watercolour painting by George Forster annotated Columba xanthura and made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)
From M. G. Perecca to G. A. BoulengerA letter from M.G. Perecca to G.A. Boulenger featuring an illustration of a chameleon. 27 January 1906. DF 235/18/6/38
Diomedia exulansUnfinished watercolour Diomedia exulans by Sydney Parkinson, from Volume 1, plate 25
Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus, scaly-breasted lorikeet
Orthotomus sutorius, common tailorbirdPlate 60, painting by Pieter Cornelius de Bevere, from the Loten Collection of coloured drawings of Birds, Mammals, Insects & Plants, (1754-57)
Eretmochelys imbricata, Hawksbill turtleGeorge Forster illustration of Hawksbill turtle. Plate 169
Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris, mocking cliffchatPlate 91, painting by Pieter Cornelius de Bevere, from the Loten Collection of coloured drawings of Birds, Mammals, Insects & Plants, (1754-57)
Accipiter badius, shikraPlate 2, painting by Pieter Cornelius de Bevere, from the Loten Collection of coloured drawings of Birds, Mammals, Insects & Plants, (1754-57)
Pterodroma inexpectata, mottled petrelFf. 97. Watercolour painting by George Forster annotated Procellaria haesitata made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)
Ardea cinerea, grey heronFf. 113. Pencil drawing by George Forster annotated Ardea cocoi and made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)
Philesturnus carunculatus, saddlebackFf. 144. Watercolour painting by George Forster (1773) annotated Sturnus carunculatus and made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)
Picture No. 10717365The Hummingbird case on display in the Natural History Museums Bird Gallery
Plate 97 from the John Reeves Collection (Zoology)
Rhynchosaurus skullThis skull measuring 78mm belongs to an extinct genus of reptile called Rhynchosaurus. It lived during the Triassic period and fossils have been found in Africa, Europe and Brazil
Columber kargi
Rallus sp. RailPlate 90, painting by Pieter Cornelius de Bevere, from the Loten Collection of coloured drawings of Birds, Mammals, Insects & Plants, (1754-57)
Dendrocygna javanica, lesser whistling duckPlate 98, painting by Pieter Cornelius de Bevere, from the Loten Collection of coloured drawings of Birds, Mammals, Insects & Plants, (1754-57)
Crateropus spPlate 52, painting by Pieter Cornelius de Bevere, from the Loten Collection of coloured drawings of Birds, Mammals, Insects & Plants, (1754-57). Annotated Crateropus sp
Excavating a Mosasaur skullTitle page picture from Histoire Naturelle de la Montagne de St Pierre de Maestricht by Faujas de Saint Fond, 1799. Mosasaur was a carnivorous marine reptile from the Cretaceous period
Troglodytes troglodytes, wrenPlate from Paul Jerrards Gems for the Drawing Room:(British) Birds (1852). Hand coloured lithograph
Aerodramus leucophaeus, Polynesian swiftletFf. 168. Watercolour painting by George Forster annotated Hirundo peruviana and made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)
Geosaurus gracilisThe fossil skeleton of the Geosaurus gracilis, an extinct aquatic crocodylian which lived during the Upper Jurassic and Lower Cretaceous periods
Diatryma steini skullSpecimen of a Diatryma steini skull found in South Elk Creek, Bighorn basin, Wyoming, USA. Lower Eocene, 55-50 million years old
Pliosaurus ferox toothA fossil tooth that once belonged to the extinct carnivorous marine reptile, Pliosaurus ferox that lived during the Jurasic period
Asps designDrawing 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
Passenger pigeon designDrawing 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