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Lyrurus mlokosiewiczi, caucasian black grouseCaucasian black grouse egg specimens
Francolinus bicalcaratus, double-spurred francolinThree Double-spurred francolin egg specimens
MockingbirdsThree of the four mockingbirds collected by Charles Darwin from the Galapagos Islands in 1835, during the voyage of the Beagle
Notes on birds in MacassarManuscript notes on the hornbill bird (Buceros cassidix), undated, circa 1856
Fringilla teydea, blue chaffinchBlue chaffinch egg specimens
Indicator indicator, greater honeyguideSome 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 ternRoyal tern egg specimens
Pyrrhula pyrrhula, eurasian bullfinch eggsTwo eurasian bullfinch egg specimens
Sylvia nana, desert warblerDesert warbler egg specimens
Cissa spPlate RZD010, a watercolour from the John Reeves Collection of Zoological Drawings from Canton, China
Coluber laticaudatus, colubrine amphibious sea snakeFf. 170. Watercolour painting by George Forster annotated coluber laticaudatus and made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)
Tommaso Salvadori working on flamingoes c. 1890Tommaso Salvadori working on flamingoes c.1890
Tryngites subruficollis, buff-breasted sandpiperPlate 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 skuaPlate 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 forktailPlate 68 from John Goulds The Birds of Asia, Vol. 4, (1850-83). Hand coloured lithograph
Opthalmosaurus & StenosaurusExtinct 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 railPlate 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, merlinPlate 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 hawkPlate 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
Sterna paradisaea, Arcitc ternPlate 250 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
RhamphorhynchusA 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 1988Hessian bandage, cut into strips and lightly coated in a thin mixture of plaster, being applied to the tissue covered bone
BaryonyxRestoration of Baryonyx
Anas capensis, Cape tealFf. 75. Watercolour painting by George Forster annotated Anas assimilis and made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)
Wilsonia citrina, hooded warblerPlate 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 grassbirdFf. 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 petrelFf. 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 minivetFf. 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 6Specimens on display at the Natural History Museum at Tring, part of the Natural History Museum, London
Chamaeleo calyptratus, veiled chameleonA dried (stuffed) specimen of a veiled chameleon (Chamaeleo calyptratus) native to South West Arabia, in the vecinity of the Yemen and Saudi Arabia borderline
Chloebia gouldiae, Gouldian finchSpecimen of a male Gouldian finch (Chloebia gouldiae) specimen. This species occurs in tropical northern Australia
Dinornis giganteus, giant moaSpecimen of the extinct bird the giant moa (Dinornis giganteus), the largest bird that ever lived
Varanus komodoensis, Komodo dragonSpecimen 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
HydraIllustration of the Hydra, a Greek mythical beast that had seven serpent heads. Plate 82 from Thesaurus, Vol 3, by Albertus Seba, 1758
Eclectus roratus, Eclectus parrotSpecimen of a male, Eclectus parrot (Eclectus roratus), from the Natural History Museum at Tring
Dinosaur eggFound at the Kallankurichi Limestone Mine, India. Was V26861
Stylemys nebrascensis, tortoise carapaceDepicted here is the carapace or shell of the Oligocene tortoise (Stylemys nebrascensis). Specimen originates from Western U.S.A
Excavations, AntarcticaPalaeontologists from the Natural History Museum engage in excavating dinosaur fossils on Vega Island, Antarctica
Fossil crocodile jawSix million year old section of fossilised crocodile jaw found in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. Scale in mms
Desert lizard, Abu DhabiA desert lizard sitting on a bush photographed in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi
Dinosaur bones in the rockFrom a Palaeontology field trip in Tangjia He valley, China
Excavations, NigerPalaeontologists from the Natural History Museum, London prepare the dinosaur fossils for transportation that have just been excavated in Niger, Northwest Africa
Dinosaur vertebraeFrom a Palaeontology field trip in Niger, West Africa
Alca torda, razorbill feathersFeathers 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 rugosusA plaster cast of the original fossil specimen of the extinct Plesiosaur (marine reptile), Eretmosaurus rugosus, on display at the Natural History Museum, London
Bradysaurus bainiA mounted fossil skeleton of Bradysaurus baini, a 258 million year old specimen from the Late Permian, Cape Province, South Africa