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Egretta sacra, Pacific reef egretFf. 114. Watercolour painting by George Forster (1773) annotated Ardea jugularis and made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)
Puffinus griseus, sooty shearwaterFf. 94 Watercolour painting by George Forster (1773) annotated procell fuliginosa and made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)
Passer jagoensisIllustration of the Passer jagoensis from St. Jago, Cape Verde Islands. Plate 31 from Zoology of the Beagle 1832-1836, Part 3 Birds by John Gould
Otis tarda, great bustardPlate 17 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 4 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph
Anthus campestris, tawny pipitPlate 9 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 3 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph
Lorius garrulus flavopalliatus, chattering loryPlate 15, painting by Pieter Cornelius de Bevere, from the Loten Collection of coloured drawings of Birds, Mammals, Insects & Plants, (1754-57)
Polytelis anthopeplus, Regent parrotPlate 28 from Edward Lears Illustrations of the Family of Psittacidae or Parrots (1832). Hand coloured lithograph
Oceanodroma leucorhoa, Leachs storm petrelPlate 85 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 5 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph
Ptilinopus sp. fruit dovePlate 80, painting by Pieter Cornelius de Bevere, from the Loten Collection of coloured drawings of Birds, Mammals, Insects & Plants, (1754-57). Annotated Ptilinopus melanocephalus
LS Plate 13 from the John Reeves CollectionLarge Series plate 13, a watercolour from the John Reeves Collection of Zoological Drawings from Canton, China
Gallicolumba erythroptera, Polynesian ground doveFf. 136. Watercolour painting by George Forster annotated Columba leucophrys and made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)
Treron pompadora, pompadour green pigeonPlate 79, painting by Pieter Cornelius de Bevere, from the Loten Collection of coloured drawings of Birds, Mammals, Insects & Plants, (1754-57)
Watling Drawing 194Caption describing a lizard in New South Wales, Australia
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Minos & Baguet, tulipsPage 138 from Flora Exotica (1720) by Johann Gottfried Simula
LS Plate 101 from the John Reeves Collection (Zoology)LS Plate 101 from the John Reeves Collection of Zoological Drawings from Canton, China 1774-1856
Anhinga melanogaster, darterPlate 100, painting by Pieter Cornelius de Bevere, from the Loten Collection of coloured drawings of Birds, Mammals, Insects & Plants, (1754-57)
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)
Treron vernans, pink-necked green pigeonPlate 81, painting by Pieter Cornelius de Bevere, from the Loten Collection of coloured drawings of Birds, Mammals, Insects & Plants, (1754-57)
Aphrastura spinicauda, thorn-tailed rayaditoFf. 161. Watercolour painting by George Forster annotated Motacilla seticulada 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)
Erythrura psittacea, red-throated parrotfinchFf. 153. Watercolour painting by George Forster annotated Loxia pulchella 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
Tommaso Salvadori (1835-1923)Count Adelaro Tommaso Salvadori Paleotti was one of ten eminent ornithologists who assisted Richard Bowdler Sharpe, Head of the Bird Section. Image shows Tommaso working on flamingoes, c. 1890
Rhipidura fuliginosa, New Zealand fantailFf. 155. Watercolour painting by George Forster (1773) annotated Muscicapa ventilabrum and made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)
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
Tringa erythropus, spotted redshankPlate 55 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 4 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph
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)
Limicola falcinellus, broad-billed sandpiperPlate 75 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 4 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph
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