Sauropsid Collection (page 32)

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

Mockingbirds
Three of the four mockingbirds collected by Charles Darwin from the Galapagos Islands in 1835, during the voyage of the Beagle

Notes on birds in Macassar
Manuscript notes on the hornbill bird (Buceros cassidix), undated, circa 1856

Fringilla teydea, blue chaffinch
Blue chaffinch egg specimens

Indicator indicator, greater honeyguide
Some species of honeyguide are known to help guide humans to wild bee hives, a mutually beneficial behaviour that can earn the bird the reward of a good feed for itself

Sterna maxima, royal tern
Royal tern egg specimens

Pyrrhula pyrrhula, eurasian bullfinch eggs
Two eurasian bullfinch egg specimens

Sylvia nana, desert warbler
Desert warbler egg specimens

Cissa sp
Plate RZD010, a watercolour from the John Reeves Collection of Zoological Drawings from Canton, China

Tommaso Salvadori working on flamingoes c. 1890
Tommaso Salvadori working on flamingoes c.1890

Tryngites subruficollis, buff-breasted sandpiper
Plate 265 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

Stercorarius pomarinus, Pomarine skua
Plate 253 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

Feather detail

Enicurus maculatus, spotted forktail
Plate 68 from John Goulds The Birds of Asia, Vol. 4, (1850-83). Hand coloured lithograph

Opthalmosaurus & Stenosaurus
Extinct fossil marine reptiles, Opthalmosaurus icenicus (above) and Stenosaurus leedsi (below) from the Upper Jurassic Oxford Clay at Peterborough. On display at the Natural History Museum, London

Rallus limicola, Virginia rail
Plate 205 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

Ichthyosaurus communis (Conybear)
A fossil specimen of an Ichthyosaurus from the Lower Lias, Lyme Regis, Dorset. On display at The Natural History Museum, London

Falco columbarius, merlin
Plate 75 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

Buteo jamaicensis, red-tailed hawk
Plate 86 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

Rhamphorhynchus
A model of the Rhamphorhynchus, a Pterosaur, an extinct giant flying reptile. They lived around 150 million years ago during the Jurassic period

Dinosaur excavation, Niger 1988
Hessian bandage, cut into strips and lightly coated in a thin mixture of plaster, being applied to the tissue covered bone

Baryonyx
Restoration of Baryonyx

Wilsonia citrina, hooded warbler
Plate 110 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

Sphenoeacus afer, Cape grassbird
Ff. 154b. Watercolour painting by George Forster annotated Muscicapa dubia and made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)

Pterodroma macroptera, great-winged petrel
Ff. 93b. Watercolour painting by George Forster annotated Procellaria fuliginosa and made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)

Pericriotus cinnamomeus, small minivet
Ff. 147b. Watercolour painting by George Forster annotated Turuds sordidulus and made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)

Gallery 6
Specimens on display at the Natural History Museum at Tring, part of the Natural History Museum, London

Chloebia gouldiae, Gouldian finch
Specimen of a male Gouldian finch (Chloebia gouldiae) specimen. This species occurs in tropical northern Australia

Dinornis giganteus, giant moa
Specimen of the extinct bird the giant moa (Dinornis giganteus), the largest bird that ever lived

Varanus komodoensis, Komodo dragon
Specimen of a Komodo dragon, the largest species of lizard in the world on display at the Natural History Museum at Tring, part of the Natural History Museum, London

Eclectus roratus, Eclectus parrot
Specimen of a male, Eclectus parrot (Eclectus roratus), from the Natural History Museum at Tring

Dinosaur egg
Found at the Kallankurichi Limestone Mine, India. Was V26861

Stylemys nebrascensis, tortoise carapace
Depicted here is the carapace or shell of the Oligocene tortoise (Stylemys nebrascensis). Specimen originates from Western U.S.A

Excavations, Antarctica
Palaeontologists from the Natural History Museum engage in excavating dinosaur fossils on Vega Island, Antarctica

Fossil crocodile jaw
Six million year old section of fossilised crocodile jaw found in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. Scale in mms

Desert lizard, Abu Dhabi
A desert lizard sitting on a bush photographed in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi

Dinosaur bones in the rock
From a Palaeontology field trip in Tangjia He valley, China

Excavations, Niger
Palaeontologists from the Natural History Museum, London prepare the dinosaur fossils for transportation that have just been excavated in Niger, Northwest Africa

Dinosaur vertebrae
From a Palaeontology field trip in Niger, West Africa

Alca torda, razorbill feathers
Feathers from a razorbill (Alca torda). The razorbill is breeds in coastal regions of northern Europe including Britain and Scandinavia. During the winter months it may be seen in Spain and Morocco

Eretmosaurus rugosus
A plaster cast of the original fossil specimen of the extinct Plesiosaur (marine reptile), Eretmosaurus rugosus, on display at the Natural History Museum, London

Bradysaurus baini
A mounted fossil skeleton of Bradysaurus baini, a 258 million year old specimen from the Late Permian, Cape Province, South Africa

Ichthyosaurus intermedius
Fossil specimens of the extinct marine reptile Ichthyosaurus intermedius, on display at the Natural History Museum, London

Vestiaria coccinea, iiwi
A spirit preserved specimen of an iiwi (Vestiaria coccinea) photographed by Cary S. Wolinsky, collected during Captain James Cooks third voyage (1776-1780). See also image number 025085

Cryptoclidus eurymerus
A fossil reconstruction of Cryptoclidus eurymerus, a Plesiosaur that lived 165-160 million year ago during the Middle Jurassic. This specimen was discovered in Peterborough, UK

Shunosaurus was a large herbivorous quadruped. Complete skeletons show that it was armed with a tail club formed by enlarged vertebrae with 2 pairs of spikes

Plesiosaurus conybeari
Fossil specimens, (plaster cast of the original) of the extinct marine reptile, Plesiosaurus conybeari on display at the Natural History Museum, London. BMNH R 1338 and BMNH R1339

Fulmarus glacialis, northern fulmar feather
Feather from a northern fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis). The northern fulmar is an oceanic bird which is native to the polar regions

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