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Lord Lionel Walter Rothschild (1868-1937)Lord Rothschild, founder of the Natural History Museum at Tring, riding on the back of a giant tortoise
Erithacus rubecula, European robinAn European robin (Erithacus rubecula) in flight, U.K. Photographed by Frank Greenaway
Turdus philomelos, song thrushPlate 19 from Henry Eeles Dressers A History of the Birds of Europe.. (1871-96)
Pen and ink sketch by B. Waterhouse HawkinsSketch on the reverse of a letter dated 24 October 1855, written to Professor Richard Owen from Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins Date: 1855
Paradise Shelduck Putangitangi, Tadorna variegata (female and male). Artwork by JG Keulemans from Sir Walter Lawry Bullers A History of the Birds of New Zealand, Vol.3 Plate 44 Date: 1888
An Asian parrot illustrationFrom a collection of coloured drawings of Birds, Mammals, Insects & Plants, painted from life for J. G. Loten, Dutch Governor of Ceylon (1752-1757) by P
AcanthostegaModel of one of the earliest tetrapods, animals with back-bones capable of living on land. This Acanthostega lived during the late Devonian of East Greenland
Pavo cristalus, peacockSpecimen on display in Gallery 40 at the Natural History Museum, London
Dicynodon, Labyrinthodon & RhyncosaurusSketch design for models to be constructed at Crystal Palace. Watercolour painting by Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins, 1809-1889
Reptile Gallery, November 1889The Reptile Gallery displayed a collection of stuffed specimens and skeletons of reptiles, including crocodiles, lizards, snakes and tortoises
Dinosaur tail bonesFrom a Palaeontology field trip in Niger, West Africa
Cheirotherium footprintFootprints of Cheirotherium stortonense, an extinct reptile, on a slab of Triassic sandstone from Storeton, Cheshire, UK
Bill of fare from Crystal Palace, 31 / 12 / 1853Menu for the dinner in the Iguanodon and original artwork by Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins, donated by his granddaughter Mary Hawkins
Stitchbird Hihi (female and male)Stitchbird Hihi, Notiomystis cincta (female and male). Artwork by JG Keulemans from Sir Walter Lawry Bullers A History of the Birds of New Zealand, Vol.1 Plate 11 Date: 1888
Kea, Nestor notabilis. Artwork by JG Keulemans from Sir Walter Lawry Bullers A History of the Birds of New Zealand, Vol.2 Plate 18 Date: 1888
Yellow Eyed Penguin and Snares Crested PenguinYellow Eyed Penguin or Hoiho, Megadyptes, and Snares Crested Penguin, Eudyptes robustus. Artwork by JG Keulemans from Sir Walter Lawry Bullers A History of the Birds of New Zealand
Little Spotted Kiwi or Kiwi Pukupuku, Apteryx owenii. Artwork by JG Keulemans from Sir Walter Lawry Bullers A History of the Birds of New Zealand, Vol.3 Plate 49 Date: 1888
Kaka, Nestor meridionalis. Artwork by JG Keulemans from Sir Walter Lawry Bullers A History of the Birds of New Zealand, Vol.4 Plate 63 Date: 1888
Mummified sacred ibis, partially unwrappedThe sacred ibis, as well as the baboon, was linked to Thoth, god of the moon and writing. He was often represented as a man with the head of an ibis
Ejecting an intruderPlate opposite page 297 from The Malay Archipelago by Alfred Russel Wallace, London 1874
BoobyA pencil sketch from the Drawings Collection of Thomas Malie (1726-42)
Plesiosaurus hawkinsiiA fossil specimen of the extinct marine reptile Plesiosaurus hawkinsii, on display at the Natural History Museum, London
Spheniscus magellanicus, Magellanic penguinFf. 83. Watercolour painting by George Forster made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)
Charadrius melodus, piping ploverPlate 220 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
Anas platyrhynchos, mallardPlate 221 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
Sitta canadensis, red-breasted nuthatchPlate 105 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
Hatteria punctata, great fringed lizard of New Zealand. Illustration taken from The Lizards of Australian and New Zealand by Gray, John Edward (1800-1875)
Stenopterygius quadriscissus, ichthyosaurClose up of the jaw of an ichthyosaur specimen on display at the Natural History Museum, London
Snakes by Albertus SebaTab 106, an illustration of a pair of snakes from Thesaurus, by Albertus Seba
Sterna antillarum, least ternPlate 319 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1835-38), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London
Picoides borealis, red-cockaded woodpeckerPlate 389 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1835-38), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London
Jacobin Cuckoo, Clamator jacobinusNumber 11 of 61 watercolour drawings of birds from the Himalaya Mountains in the collection of Lady Mary Bentinck. Artist unknown, date 1833, Library & Archives Z88 f BEN Date: 1833
Emu by Gambier BoltonEmu photogrpaph by Gambier Bolton, F Zs 354, held at The Natural History Museum at Tring
Purple-throated hummingbirds, maleIn a fascinating example of sexual dimorphism and plant-animal relationships: the male hummingbird with a larger body and short
Cyanoramphos unicolor, Antipodes parakeetPlate 25 from Edward Lears Illustrations of the Family of Psittacidae or Parrots (1832). Hand coloured lithograph. Date: 1832
PlesiosaurAn illustration by Neave Parker of the extinct marine reptile, Plesiosaur. These lived throughout most of the Mesozoic (MZ) era becoming extinct 65 million years ago at the time of the K-T extinction
Thalassarche chlororhynchos, yellow-nosed albatross
Python sebae, African rock pythonHand coloured lithograph from final volume of Erpetologie Generale ou Histoire Naturelle complcte des Reptiles (1854) by A.M.C. Dumeril, G. Bibron, and A. Dumeril
Anas undulata, yellow-billed duckFf. 72. Watercolour painting by George Forster annotated Anas xanthorynchus and made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)
Augustus H. Bishop with elephant tusks, May 1912Augustus Bishop arrived at the Museum in 1904, aged 23, after three years training as a taxidermist
Common ShelduckIllustration of a Common Shelduck by Peter Pallou
Pukeko, Porphyrio melanotus melanotus (partial albino on left). Artwork by JG Keulemans from Sir Walter Lawry Bullers A History of the Birds of New Zealand, Vol.2 Plate 32 Date: 1888
Kodak jar with pebbles from Emperor Penguin (Aptenodytes forKodak jar with pebbles from emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) stomach Collected by Scotts British Antarctic Expedition 1910-1913, also known as the Terra Nova expedition
Hummingbird CaseThe Hummingbird case on display in the Natural History Museums Bird Gallery
Tringa glareola, wood sandpiperPlate 57 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 4 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph
Sitta sp. nuthatchPlate 40 from a bound volume called Indian Birds Colouredd. Artrist probably Sheikh Zayn al-Din, possibly compiled by Lady Impey
Strelitzia alba, white bird of paradiseTaken from Water-colour Drawings of Plants from South Africa, Canaries, Azores, West Indies and Two Views of Niagra, Francis Masson 1770-1798 Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum
Fulica americana, American cootPlate 239 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