Sparrow Collection

Edith Piaf Photo
(born Edith Giovanna Gassion) changed name to Piaf (= slang for sparrow): popular French singer

Birds / Tree Sparrow
TREE SPARROW (Passer montanus)

Victorian Greeting Card - The Pickpocket
Two penguins out for a stroll whilst a sparrow picks a pocket. Date: circa 1890

Invited guests at the bird-table by Neave Parker
A variety of British birds at a bird-table on a snowy winters day. 1. Robin, 2. starlings, 3. Redwing, 4. Chaffinch, 5. Nuthatch, 6. sparrow, 7. great spotted woodpecker, 8. blackbird, 8, thrush, 10

United States Navy - McDonnell F3H-2N Demon 136981 (msn 166 / base code NJ / call-sign 135) of VF-121. 136981 can be seen at Naval Air Station Miramar armed with AIM-9 Sidewinder

Old Sparrow Hawk Inn, Burnley, early 1900s

Male and female House Sparrow by Charles Howard

Comic postcard, man gardening, two sparrows Date: 20th century

Tree sparrow, snow bunting, worm-eating warbler
American tree sparrow, Spizelloides arborea 1, snowflake or snow bunting, Plectrophenax nivalis 2, worm-eating warbler, Helmitheros vermivorum 3, and magnolia warbler, Setophaga magnolia 4

Pine grosbeak, red crossbill and white-winged crossbill
Pine grosbeak, Pinicola enucleator, male 1, female 2, American crossbill or red crossbill, Loxia curvirostra 3, white-winged crossbill, Loxia leucoptera 4, males

House sparrow, Passer domesticus, and dark-eyed junco, Junco hyemalis. English sparrow, male 1, female 2, and snow-bird, male 3, female 4

Vesper sparrow, grasshopper sparrow and field sparrow
Vesper sparrow, Pooecetes gramineus 1, grasshopper sparrow, Ammodramus savannarum 2 and field sparrow, Spizella pusilla 3. Vesper sparrow, yellow-winged sparrow and field sparrow

Eastern wood pewee, Contopus virens. Chromolithograph after an illustration by Edwin Sheppard from Thomas George Gentrys Nests and Eggs of the Birds of the United States, J.A

Chipping sparrow, Spizella passerina
Nest and eggs of the chipping sparrow, Spizella passerina. Chromolithograph after an illustration by Edwin Sheppard from Thomas George Gentrys Nests and Eggs of the Birds of the United States, J.A

Spotted sandpiper, Actitis macularius
Nest and eggs of the spotted sandpiper, Actitis macularius. Chromolithograph after an illustration by Edwin Sheppard from Thomas George Gentrys Nests and Eggs of the Birds of the United States, J.A

Cartoon, A Bit of Animated Nature, the Protectionist Cuckoo in the Hedge Sparrows Nest. A satirical depiction of Benjamin Disraeli, Conservative Chancellor of the Exchequer, as the cuckoo

The Year of the Poets -- Cuckoo in sparrows nest
The Year of the Poets -- a cuckoo in a nest of hedge sparrows, to illustrate a range of poems about cuckoos and other birds. Date: 1845

Red-cheeked cordon-bleu, Uraeginthus bengalus, and Java rice sparrow, Lonchura oryzivora (vulnerable). Handcoloured engraving by Fournier after an illustration by Edouard Travies from Charles d

Golden-crowned sparrow, Zonotrichia atricapilla (Black-crowned bunting, Emberiza atricapilla). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by John Latham from his own A General History of Birds

Saltmarsh sparrow, Ammodramus caudacutus. Vulnerable. (Sharp-tailed oriole, Oriolus caudacutus.) Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by John Latham from his own A General History of Birds

Italian sparrow, Passer italiae, and Eurasian tree sparrow with egg, Passer montanus. Handcoloured steel engraving by Pederetti after an illustration by Adolph Fries from Felix-Edouard

Java Sparrow. Date: 1933

HOUSE SPARROW (Passer domesticus) Date: 1851

Eurasian tree sparrow, Passer montanus.. Handcolored copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his own Natural History of British Birds, London, 1794-1819

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)

HOLBORN, LONDON
High Holborn including Sparrows Tea Establishment. Date: 1838

Jugend front cover, naked woman feeding birds
Front cover design for Jugend magazine, depicting a naked woman feeding birds. She holds food in her hands, and the birds swoop down. Date: 1898

Man feeding a sparrow in a park
Unusual Friends - smartly dressed man feeding a sparrow in a park. 1950s

Sparrow and tortoise
Unusual Friends - sparrow and tortoise. 1950s

Flying sparrow on a bird-shaped greetings card (back). (2 of 2) Date: circa 1890s

Two sparrows on a plate-shaped New Year card. Date: circa 1890s

Two sparrows on a plate-shaped Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

X-Ray - Common House Sparrow. Part of Box 165 Boswell Collection - X-Rays. Date: circa 1900

Five birds on a branch in the snow on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Birds and flowers in a boat on a Victorian scrap. Date: circa 1890s

Snow scene with birds and cottage on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Nesting birds and pink flowers on a greetings card. Date: circa 1890s

Flowers and birds on a New Year card
Flowers and birds on a colourful New Year card. Date: circa 1890s

Three birds on a branch on a Christmas card
Three birds on a branch with white blossom on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Birds with pink blossom on a New Year card. Date: circa 1890s

Birds perched on crescent moon on a Christmas card
Five birds perched on a crescent moon on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Six sparrows on a Christmas card, nesting inside a wickerwork box decorated with silver tinsel. Date: circa 1890s

Man feeding sparrow in a Balham park, SW London
Man feeding bread to a sparrow in a Balham park, SW London. Date: circa 1960s

Red-throated grosbeak or cut-throat sparrow, Amadina fasciata.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from George Shaw and Frederick Nodders The Naturalists Miscellany, 1800

Guinea parrakeet or red-headed lovebird, Agapornis pullarius.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from George Shaw and Frederick Nodders The Naturalists Miscellany, 1800

Tree sparrow, Passer montanus, and village weaver, Ploceus cucullatus.. Handcolored copperplate stipple engraving from Dumont de Sainte-Croixs Dictionary of Natural Science: Ornithology, Paris

House sparrow, Passer domesticus.. Handcolored copperplate drawn and engraved by George Graves from his own British Ornithology, Walworth, 1821

Anthony Sparrow
NTHONY SPARROW English churchman, bishop first of Exeter, then of Norwich. Date: 1612 - 1685

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