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Sauropsid Collection (page 3)

Background imageSauropsid Collection: Northern cassowary by JG Keulemans

Northern cassowary by JG Keulemans
Hand-coloured lithograph of cassowary head by JG Keulemans (c. 1898), based on the live animals at Walter Rothschilds Museum at Tring

Background imageSauropsid Collection: Camarhynchus psittacula, large tree finch

Camarhynchus psittacula, large tree finch
A specimen pair of large tree finches (Camarhynchus psittacula) collected in the Galapagos Islands

Background imageSauropsid Collection: Geospiza magnirostris, large ground finch

Geospiza magnirostris, large ground finch
A specimen pair of large ground finches (Geospiza magnirostris) collected in the Galapagos Islands

Background imageSauropsid Collection: Geospiza conirostris, large cactus finch

Geospiza conirostris, large cactus finch
A specimen pair of large cactus finches (Geospiza conirostris) collected in the Galapagos Islands

Background imageSauropsid Collection: Dwarf cassowary by JG Keulemans

Dwarf cassowary by JG Keulemans
Hand-coloured lithograph of cassowary head by JG Keulemans (c. 1898), based on the live animals at Walter Rothschilds Museum at Tring

Background imageSauropsid Collection: Gallimimus

Gallimimus
An omnivorous dinosaur from Mongolia which lived during the Upper Cretaceous period, 74 to 70 million years ago It grew up to 6 metres in length making it the largest ornithomimid yet

Background imageSauropsid 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 imageSauropsid Collection: Pitta brachyura, Indian pitta

Pitta brachyura, Indian pitta
Plate 51, painting by Pieter Cornelius de Bevere, from the Loten Collection of coloured drawings of Birds, Mammals, Insects & Plants, (1754-57)

Background imageSauropsid Collection: Centropus ateralbus, pied coucal

Centropus ateralbus, pied coucal
Plate 34 from Louis-Isidore Duperreys Voyage de la Coquille 1822-1825, Zoologie Atlas, (1826). From drawings made during his voyage to Chile, Peru, Polynesia, Indoneasia

Background imageSauropsid Collection: Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris, mocking cliffchat

Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris, mocking cliffchat
Plate 49, painting by Pieter Cornelius de Bevere, from the Loten Collection of coloured drawings of Birds, Mammals, Insects & Plants, (1754-57)

Background imageSauropsid Collection: Emberiza capensis, Cape bunting

Emberiza capensis, Cape bunting
Ff. 154a. Watercolour painting by George Forster annotated Fringilla bicincta and made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)

Background imageSauropsid Collection: Porzana tabuensis, spotless crake

Porzana tabuensis, spotless crake
Ff. 130. Watercolour painting by George Forster annotated Rallus minutus and made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)

Background imageSauropsid Collection: Todiramphus sanctus, sacred kingfisher

Todiramphus sanctus, sacred kingfisher
Ff. 59. Watercolour painting by George Forster (1773) annotated Alcedo cyanea and made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)

Background imageSauropsid Collection: Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae, red-fronted parakeet

Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae, red-fronted parakeet
Ff. 45. Pencil drawing by George Forster (1774) annotated Psittacus pacificus and made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)

Background imageSauropsid Collection: Blue Duck Whio & New Zealand Scaup Papango

Blue Duck Whio & New Zealand Scaup Papango
Blue Duck or Whio, Hymenolaimus malocohynchos, and New Zealand Scaup or Papango, Aythya novaeseelandiae. Artwork by JG Keulemans from Sir Walter Lawry Bullers A History of the Birds of New Zealand

Background imageSauropsid Collection: North Island Brown Kiwi, Apteryx mantelli

North Island Brown Kiwi, Apteryx mantelli. Artwork by JG Keulemans from Sir Walter Lawry Bullers A History of the Birds of New Zealand, Vol.3 Plate 48 Date: 1888

Background imageSauropsid Collection: Great frigatebird, Fregata minor nicolli

Great frigatebird, Fregata minor nicolli
Bird specimen collected by Robert Falcon Scotts British Antarctic Expedition 1910-1913, also known as the Terra Nova expedition

Background imageSauropsid Collection: Specimen labels for Herald petrel Pterodroma, arminjoniana a

Specimen labels for Herald petrel Pterodroma, arminjoniana a
Specimen labels for herald petrel collected by Robert Falcon Scotts British Antarctic Expedition 1910-1913, also known as the Terra Nova expedition

Background imageSauropsid Collection: Brachiosaurus

Brachiosaurus
An animatronic Brachiosaurus dinosaur made by Kokoro in collaboration with the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageSauropsid Collection: Coelophysis

Coelophysis
An animatronic Coelophysis dinosaur made by Kokoro in collaboration with the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageSauropsid Collection: Coccyzus minor, mangrove cuckoo

Coccyzus minor, mangrove cuckoo
Plate 169 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

Background imageSauropsid Collection: Giant tortoise being fed at Tring Park

Giant tortoise being fed at Tring Park
In 1897 Walter Rothschild despatched explorer Charles Harris to the Galapagos islands to collect a large number of giant tortoises

Background imageSauropsid Collection: Emu, rheas and kangaroos at Tring Park

Emu, rheas and kangaroos at Tring Park
Live animals collected by Walter Rothschild in the grounds of Tring Park, with keeper Mr Marcham, 1890 Date: 1890

Background imageSauropsid Collection: Southern cassowary by JG Keulemans

Southern cassowary by JG Keulemans
Hand-coloured lithograph of cassowary head by JG Keulemans (c. 1898), based on the live animals at Walter Rothschilds Museum at Tring

Background imageSauropsid Collection: Walter Rothschild Bird skin collection, 1933

Walter Rothschild Bird skin collection, 1933
Packed for shipping. The majority of Rothschilds (280, 000 items) bird skin collection was sold the AMNH in New York after he ran into financial difficulties

Background imageSauropsid Collection: Invitation to Dinner in Iguanodon 31 / 12 / 1853

Invitation to Dinner in Iguanodon 31 / 12 / 1853
Original artwork by Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins, donated by his granddaughter Mary Hawkins

Background imageSauropsid Collection: Dicynodon, Labyrinthodon, Rhynchosaurus

Dicynodon, Labyrinthodon, Rhynchosaurus
Original artwork by Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins, donated by his granddaughter Mary Hawkins

Background imageSauropsid Collection: Burhinus grallarius, skeleton Gould Collection

Burhinus grallarius, skeleton Gould Collection
Bush stone-curlew, Burhinus grallarius, skeleton collected in Port Essington, Northern Territory, Australia

Background imageSauropsid Collection: Carved Hornbill Skull

Carved Hornbill Skull
Casque of a helmeted hornbill (Rhinoplax vigil) carved to depict a Chinese battle scene set in a town by a river. There also features a figure holding a flag bearing the Chinese w鮠 character

Background imageSauropsid Collection: Darwins Pigeons, English Pouter

Darwins Pigeons, English Pouter
Figure 18, Original line drawing from the book Variation in Animals and Plants under Domestication by Charles Darwin, 1868. Library reference number DC BD 858 (Vol.1) Date: 1868

Background imageSauropsid Collection: Strix aluco, tawny owls

Strix aluco, tawny owls
Plate 4 from a collection of original drawings of birds. Watercolour on paper c.1788 by Sarah Stone (c.1760-1844). Held in the Library and Archives Date: circa 1788

Background imageSauropsid Collection: Common hill myna, Gracula religiosa

Common hill myna, Gracula religiosa
Number 1 of 61 watercolour drawings of birds from the Himalaya Mountains in the collection of Lady Mary Bentinck. Artist unknown, date 1833, Library & Archives ref: Z88 f BEN Date: 1833

Background imageSauropsid Collection: Spallanzanis great auk egg

Spallanzanis great auk egg
Spallanzanis great auk (Pinguinus impennis) egg held in the Natural History Museum at Tring. The great auk was hunted to extinction in the middle of the 19th Century

Background imageSauropsid Collection: Tristrams great auk egg

Tristrams great auk egg
Tristrams great auk (Pinguinus impennis) egg held in the Natural History Museum at Tring. The great auk was hunted to extinction in the middle of the 19th Century

Background imageSauropsid Collection: Walter Rothschilds great auk egg

Walter Rothschilds great auk egg
Walter Rothschilds great auk (Pinguinus impennis) egg held in the Natural History Museum at Tring. The great auk was hunted to extinction in the middle of the 19th Century

Background imageSauropsid Collection: Lord Lilfords great auk egg

Lord Lilfords great auk egg
Lord Lilfords great auk (Pinguinus impennis) egg held in the Natural History Museum at Tring. Also known as the Royal College of Surgeons egg No.6 The great auk was hunted to extinction in the middle

Background imageSauropsid Collection: Bullocks great auk (Pinguinus impennis) egg

Bullocks great auk (Pinguinus impennis) egg held in the Natural History Museum at Tring. The great auk was hunted to extinction in the middle of the 19th Century. 1962.1.5 (composite image) Date: 1962

Background imageSauropsid Collection: Great auk, Pinguinus impennis

Great auk, Pinguinus impennis
The great auk, Pinguinus impennis, is one of the most powerful symbols of the damage humans can cause. The species was driven extinct as a result of centuries of intense human exploitation

Background imageSauropsid Collection: South Island Saddleback Tieke

South Island Saddleback Tieke, Philesturnus carunculatus (young and adult). Artwork by JG Keulemans from Sir Walter Lawry Bullers A History of the Birds of New Zealand, Vol.1 Plate 3 Date: 1888

Background imageSauropsid Collection: Fernbird Matata New Zealand Pipit Pihoihoi

Fernbird Matata New Zealand Pipit Pihoihoi
Fernbird Matata, Bowdleria punctata. New Zealand Pipit Pihoihoi, Anthus novaeseelandiae novaeseelandiae. Artwork by JG Keulemans from Sir Walter Lawry Bullers A History of the Birds of New Zealand

Background imageSauropsid Collection: Silvereye Tauhou, Bellbird Korimako

Silvereye Tauhou, Bellbird Korimako
Silvereye Tauhou, Zosterops lateralis lateralis. Bellbird Korimako, Anthornis melanura melanura (male and female). Artwork by JG Keulemans from Sir Walter Lawry Bullers A History of the Birds of New

Background imageSauropsid Collection: New Zealand Falcon Karearea (adult & young)

New Zealand Falcon Karearea (adult & young)
New Zealand Falcon Karearea, Falco novaeseelandiae (adult an young). Artwork by JG Keulemans from Sir Walter Lawry Bullers A History of the Birds of New Zealand, Vol.2 Plate 23 Date: 1888

Background imageSauropsid Collection: Pied Shag Karuhiruhi, Chatham Island Shag

Pied Shag Karuhiruhi, Chatham Island Shag
Pied Shag Karuhiruhi, Phalacrocorax varius varius. Chatham Island Shag, Leucocarbo onslowi. Artwork by JG Keulemans from Sir Walter Lawry Bullers A History of the Birds of New Zealand

Background imageSauropsid Collection: Wilsons frigate bird, Fregata wilsoni

Wilsons frigate bird, Fregata wilsoni
Bird specimen collected by Robert Falcon Scotts British Antarctic Expedition 1910-1913, also known as the Terra Nova expedition

Background imageSauropsid Collection: Herald petrel, Pterodroma arminjoniana arminjoniana

Herald petrel, Pterodroma arminjoniana arminjoniana
Specimen collected by Robert Falcon Scotts British Antarctic Expedition 1910-1913, also known as the Terra Nova expedition

Background imageSauropsid Collection: Lacertilia, lizards

Lacertilia, lizards
Coloured lithograph by Ernst Haeckel from Kunstformen der Natur, 1899-1904. Date: 1904

Background imageSauropsid Collection: Immature Golden Eagle and Bald Eagle

Immature Golden Eagle and Bald Eagle
Originally titled: Ring-tailed Eagle and Sea Eagle. Alexander Wilson, American Ornithology, 1824. Hand-coloured engraving. Date: 1824

Background imageSauropsid Collection: Chordeiles minor, Common nighthawk

Chordeiles minor, Common nighthawk
Alexander Wilson, American Ornithology, 1824. Hand-coloured engraving. Date: 1824



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