Sauropsid Collection (page 28)

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

Hylomous lyelli
Fossil from the Natural History Museum s, Palaeontology Department

Display of bird feet at the Natural History Museum, London
Exhibit featuring the feet of an osprey (Pandion haliaeetus). In the Bird Gallery at the Natural History Museum, London

Roller Tumbler, domestic pigeon
This pigeon is from the collection of domestic pigeons donated to the Natural History Museum by Charles Darwin in 1867. The bird probably came from Darwins own aviaries

Aptenodytes patagonicus, king penguin
Mounted specimen of a king penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus)

Pyrrhula pyrrhula, bullfinch
A female bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula) in flight, U.K. Photographed by Frank Greenaway

Excavating at Charmouth
A team of palaeontologists from the Natural History Museum excavating an Ichthyosaur at Charmouth beach. December 2004

Turdus iliacus, redwing
Plate 172 from William MacGillivrays Watercolour drawings of British Animals (1831-1841)

Gastroliths, dinosaur stomach stones
Swallowed by dinosaurs these stones remained in the stomach where they assisted in grinding the toughest food to a more easily digested paste

Gallinula chloropus, common moorhen

Eudyptes schlegeli, royal penguin
Ff. 80. Pencil drawing by George Forster annotated Aptenodytes chhrysocome and made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)

Anas acuta, northern pintail
Plate 227 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

Oceanites oceanicus, Wilsons storm petrel
Plate 270 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

Euphagus carolinus, rusty blackbird
Plate 157 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1831-34), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London

Bubo virginianus, great-horned owl
Plate 61 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

Paradisaea apoda, greater bird-of-paradise
Mounted specimen of the greater bird-of-paradise (Paradisaea apoda), from the Natural History Museum at Tring

Charadrius wilsonia, Wilsons plover
Plate 209 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

Gallirallus dieffenbachii, Dieffenbachs rail
Photograph of Gallirallus dieffenbachii specimen. Photographed by Harry Taylor, 2009. This species is extinct

Aramides gutturalis, red-throated wood-rail
The Red-throated Wood-rail (Aramides gutturalis) is an disputed extinct species of bird in the Rallidae family. This species is now considered invalid

Microgoura meeki, Choiseul pigeon
Photograph of Microgoura meeki specimen. Photographed by Harry Taylor, 2009. This species is presumed extinct

Columba jouyi, Ryukyu pigeon
Photograph of Columba jouyi specimen. Photographed by Harry Taylor, 2009. This species is now extinct

Columba versicolor, Bonin wood pigeon
Photograph of Columba versicolor specimen. Photographed by Harry Taylor, 2009. This species is now extinct

Myadestes woahensis, amaui
Photograph of Myadestes woahensis specimen. Photographed by Harry Taylor, 2009. This species is now extinct

Rhodacanthis palmeri, greater koa finch
Photograph of the greater koa finch. This bird is now extinct. Photographed by Harry Taylor, 200

Rhodacanthis flaviceps, lesser koa-finch

Chlorostilbon elegans, Goulds Emerald

Ciridops anna, Ula-ai-hawane
Photograph of the honeycreeper Ciridops anna. This bird, native to the Hawaiian island, became extinct in the 1880s. Photographed by Harry Taylor, 2009

Zosterops strenuus, Robust White-eye
Photograph of a Robust White-eye. Photographed by Harry Taylor, 2009. This species is now extinct

Turdus ravidus, Grand Cayman thrush
Photograph of a Grand Cayman thrush. Photographed by Harry Taylor, 2009. This species is now extinct

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