Sauropsid Collection (#27)

Todiramphus sanctus, sacred kingfisher
Watercolour 160 by the Port Jackson Painter from the Watling Collection titled Sacred Kingfisher

Sturnus vulgaris, European starling nest and eggs
Plate 2 from James Boltons third edition of Harmonia Ruralis: or an essay towards a natural history of British Song Birds, Vol.1, (1845)

The Nandu: Rhea linnaei design

Trumpet Manucode
Illustration of a Trumpet Manucode by John Gould (1804-1881)

Juvenile Sedge Warbler
Illustration of a Juvenile Sedge Warbler by Henrik Gronvold (1858-1940)

Searching for dinosaur fossils, Tendaguru, 1924
A team of scientists from the British Museum of Natural History travelled to Tendaguru, Tanganyika territory, Tanzania after the end of World War One in order to locate and collect dinosaur fossils

Upland Moa

Lathamus discolor, swift parrot
Watercolour 131 by the Port Jackson Painter from the Watling Collection titled Red-shouldered Parrot

Eagle design
Drawing 55 Vol 1 by Alfred Waterhouse for the ornamentation of panels in windows of first floor south front of the Natural History Museum, London, 1875

Cassowary Head
Illustrattion of a Cassowary Head by John Keulemans (1842-1912)

Land Frog
Hand coloured etching from The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama islands (1731) Vol. 2 by Mark Catesby

Petroica multicolor, Pacific robin
Watercolour 250 by the Port Jackson Painter from the Watling Collection titled Red-bellied Flycatcher

Trochilus polytmus, red-billed streamertail

Crotalus sp. rattlesnake
Hand coloured etching from The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama islands (1731) Vol. 2 by Mark Catesby. Entitled The Rattlesnake

Pterodroma solandri, Providence petrel
Drawing No. 70, watercolour by George Raper (1792) from The Raper Collection

Psittacula sp. parakeet
Plate 135 from Xaverio Manettis Ornithologia methodice digesta (1769). Annotated Psittacula mexicana crsitata dictus

Trichoglossus haematobus, rainbow lorikeet
Watercolour 29 by the Port Jackson Painter from Banks Manuscript 34, (c. 1790)

Troglodytes troglodytes, winter wren nest and eggs
Plate 68 from James Boltons third edition of Harmonia Ruralis: or an essay towards a natural history of British Song Birds, Vol.2, (1845)

Porphyrio porphyrio melanotus, purple swamphen
Watercolour 331 by the Port Jackson Painter from the Watling Collection titled Black-jointed Gallinule, Goo la warring

Thamnophis sauritus, spotted ribbonsnake
Hand coloured etching from The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama islands (1731) Vol. 2 by Mark Catesby. Entitled The Spotted Ribbon-Snake

American Goldfinch
Illustration of American Goldfinch by Alexander Wilson (1766-1813)

Vulpes vulgaris, fox and cormorant designs
Drawing 28 Vol 2 by Alfred Waterhouse for the ornamentation of the Natural History Museum, London, 1876. (Two separate negatives)

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

Masticophis flagellum, coachwhip snake
Hand coloured etching from The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama islands (1731) Vol. 2 by Mark Catesby. Entitled The Coach-Whip Snake

Crotalus sp. black viper
Hand coloured etching from The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama islands (1731) Vol. 2 by Mark Catesby. Entitled The Black Viper

Storeria sp. brown snake
Hand coloured etching from The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama islands (1731) Vol. 2 by Mark Catesby. Entitled Little Brown Bead Snake

Gymnorhina tibicen, Australian magpie
Watercolour Large Series 13 by the Port Jackson Painter from the Watling Collection titled Piping Roller, Tarra-won-nang

Toad illustration
Top left figure of plate 26 from Ranarum (1758) by Roesel von Rosenhof

Grus rubicunda, brolga
Watercolour 303 by the Port Jackson Painter from the Watling Collection titled New-Holland Crane

Mammals, birds & leaves
Drawing 33 Vol 1 by Alfred Waterhouse for the ornamentation for the annulet of shaft in the entrance hall of the Natural History Museum, London, 1875

Milvus milvus, red kite
Plate 13 from William MacGillivrays Watercolour drawings of British Animals (1831-1841)

Lizard specimen held in the Darwin Centre
Lizard specimen in a spirit jar held in the Darwin Centre at the Natural History Museum, London

Specimens in spirit jars
A variety of zoological specimens in spirit jars held at the Darwin Centre at the Natural History Museum, London

Nerodia sipedon, water snake
A group of North American water snakes neatly coiled to fit into a storage jar. Specimens held at the Natural History Museum, London

John Thomas Tunney (1871-1929)
Photograph of the late J.T. Tunney from The Emu, Volume 38, 1954, Plate 39. Tunney was an ornithologist who in 1902-1903 collected specimens for Lord Rothschild

Pezophaps solitaria, Rodrigues solitaire
Plate number 512 c by Richard Owen drawn from a male skeleton specimen at Cambridge university.This giant flightless pigeon was the closest relative of the dodo, it was native to Rodrigues Island

Nesomimus melanotis, Chatham mockingbird
A specimen of a Chatham mockingbird (Nesomimus melanotis) collected by Charles Robert Darwin in the Galapagos Islands during the Voyage of the Beagle

Nesomimus trifasciatus, Charles mockingbird
A specimen of a Charles mockingbird (Nesomimus trifasciatus) collected in the Galapagos Islands during the Voyage of the Beagle

Australasia book cover
Front cover of Australasia by Alfred Russel Wallace, 1893

The British Museums Zoological Gallery
An illustration showing visitors at the British Museums Zoological Gallery during the 1800s. The gallery is adorned with glass fronted display cases, bird specimens on the walls and framed paintings

Iguana delicatissima, West Indian iguana
West Indian iguana in a specimen jar held at the Natural History Museum, London

Eurhinosaurus longirostris, ichthyosaur
Close up of the skull and eye socket of an ichthyosaur specimen on display at The Natural History Museum, London

Tupinambis nigropunctatus, black tegu
Photograph of a display case of pigeons, taken in the Central Hall of the Natural History Museum in April 1895 by Miss K M Reynolds

Pigeon types, c. 1918, the Natural History Museum, London
As food shortages hit during World War I, carrier pigeons that saved lives by relaying messages from downed pilots or disabled ships sometimes ended up shot for pigeon pie

Paradisaea rudolphi, blue bird of paradise
Image of a male blue bird of paradise, Paradisaea rudolphi. New Guinea. From the Natural History Museum at Tring

Camarhynchus parvulus, small tree finch
A specimen of a small tree finch (Camarhynchus parvulus) collected in the Galapagos Islands during the Voyage of the Beagle

Gyps fulvus, Eurasian griffon vulture
Image of an Eurasian griffon vulture, Gyps fulvus displayed at the Natural History Museum at Tring

Salamanders
Plate 8 from 298 water-colour drawings of insects and larvae (1622) by C. Flegel

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