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Species Collection (page 2)

Background imageSpecies Collection: Ctenophora or comb jellies

Ctenophora or comb jellies
Ctenophora or comb jelly: Haeckelia rubra 1, 2, Hormiphora species 3, Callianira bialata 4, Tinerfe cyanea 5, and Lampea pancerina 6

Background imageSpecies Collection: Tulipa orphanidea var. whittallii No. 1560

Tulipa orphanidea var. whittallii No. 1560. Silkscreen botanical illustration by Elsie Katherine Dykes from William R. Dykes Notes on Tulip Species, Herbert Jenkins Ltd. London, 1930

Background imageSpecies Collection: Eyed tulip, Tulipa agenensis

Eyed tulip, Tulipa agenensis (Tulipa praecox). Silkscreen botanical illustration by Elsie Katherine Dykes from William R. Dykes Notes on Tulip Species, Herbert Jenkins Ltd. London, 1930

Background imageSpecies Collection: Lady tulip, Tulipa clusiana

Lady tulip, Tulipa clusiana. Silkscreen botanical illustration by Elsie Katherine Dykes from William R. Dykes Notes on Tulip Species, Herbert Jenkins Ltd. London, 1930

Background imageSpecies Collection: Salmo ferox, or Ferox Trout

Salmo ferox, or Ferox Trout, also known as Lake Trout, or Great Lake Trout. Date: 1879

Background imageSpecies Collection: Tinca tinca, or Tench

Tinca tinca, or Tench. Date: 1879

Background imageSpecies Collection: Gobio gobio, or Gudgeon

Gobio gobio, or Gudgeon, a freshwater fish. Date: 1865

Background imageSpecies Collection: Gaidropsarus vulgaris, or Three-Bearded Rockling

Gaidropsarus vulgaris, or Three-Bearded Rockling, also known as Whistler and Whistle-Fish. Date: 1864

Background imageSpecies Collection: A Trout and a Char

A Trout and a Char
A trout and a char

Background imageSpecies Collection: Prehistoric Animals Cp

Prehistoric Animals Cp
Figures of extinct animals in the grounds of the Crystal Palace, Sydenham - a splendid example of Art in the service of Science

Background imageSpecies Collection: Various Bats / Fullarton

Various Bats / Fullarton
Various species of bat : 1 Cayenne 2 Notch-eared 3 + 4 Slender 5 + 6 Rufous bat

Background imageSpecies Collection: Plain-Wanderer

Plain-Wanderer
COLLARED PLAIN WANDERER pedionomus torquatus Only one species is known, and it lives in Australia

Background imageSpecies Collection: Elks in Sweden

Elks in Sweden
A family of Swedish elks grazing (alces malchis) : this is the largest species of deer : it is known as moose in north America

Background imageSpecies Collection: Folklore / Unicorns

Folklore / Unicorns
The figure of the CAMPHUR, an amphibious beast found in Ethiopia, a species of unicorn

Background imageSpecies Collection: Extinct dinornis or moa, aepyornis ingens

Extinct dinornis or moa, aepyornis ingens
An artists impression of how the extinct dinornis or moa (aepyornis ingens), a genus of flightless birds native to Madagascar, might have looked

Background imageSpecies Collection: Siren, salamander and axolotl

Siren, salamander and axolotl
Greater siren, Siren lacertina, three-toed amphiuma, Amphiuma tridactylum, olm, Proteus anguinus (vulnerable), axolotl, Ambystoma mexicanum (critically endangered), dwarf waterdog

Background imageSpecies Collection: Cochineal beetle, Dactylopius coccus, on a

Cochineal beetle, Dactylopius coccus, on a
Cochineal beetle, Dactylopius coccus (Coccus cacti) on a prickly pear cactus, Opuntia species. Handcoloured lithograph from Georg Friedrich Treitschkes Gallery of Natural History

Background imageSpecies Collection: Fossils of extinct ammonite species

Fossils of extinct ammonite species. Ammonite di Caen, Ammonite di Deslongchamps, Ammonite di Bayeux, Ammonite di Braikenridge

Background imageSpecies Collection: Javillo or antidote caccoon fruit, Fevillea cordifolia

Javillo or antidote caccoon fruit, Fevillea cordifolia. (Fevillea hederacea, Fevillea a foglie d ellera). Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Laurent de Jussieus Dizionario delle

Background imageSpecies Collection: Madam gorgon, Acicarpha tribuloides

Madam gorgon, Acicarpha tribuloides. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze Naturali, Dictionary of Natural Science, Florence, Italy, 1837

Background imageSpecies Collection: Medicinal leech species

Medicinal leech species
European medicinal leech, Hirudo medicinalis species 1, 2. Hirudo verbana 3, Erpobdella octoculata 4, 5. Mignatta, Latrobdella medicinilais viridis, tessellata, L provincialis, L

Background imageSpecies Collection: Spanish fly, wasp beetle and long-horn beetles

Spanish fly, wasp beetle and long-horn beetles
Spanish fly beetle, Lytta vesicatoria 1, wasp beetle, Clytus arietis 2, Altica equinoctialis 3, Clytra quadripunctata 4, longhorn beetles, Chlorida festiva 5 and Trachyderes succinctus 6

Background imageSpecies Collection: Coralline species, Corallina auriculariaeformis

Coralline species, Corallina auriculariaeformis. (Cactus coralline, Halimedia opuntia?) Handcoloured copperplate engraving by James Sowerby from The British Miscellany, or Coloured figures of new

Background imageSpecies Collection: Kraken attacking a fishing boat off the coast of Angola

Kraken attacking a fishing boat off the coast of Angola
Kraken or giant cuttlefish attacking a fishing boat off the coast of Angola. After a description by Pierre Denys de Montfort in his Natural History of the Mollusca

Background imageSpecies Collection: Hexacorallia stony coral skeletons

Hexacorallia stony coral skeletons: Dendrophylliidae species, Pavona frondifera, Pavona divaricata, Hydnophora exesa, Pectinia lactuca, Mancinia species, Scolymia lacera, Goniastrea aspera

Background imageSpecies Collection: Kalmyk man and Japanese sumo wrestler

Kalmyk man and Japanese sumo wrestler with chonmage (topknot) and beard. Swarthy Kalmucks, Eleuth and Japanese prizefighter. Mongoles

Background imageSpecies Collection: Chinese man and Nogai Tatar man

Chinese man and Nogai Tatar man
Chinese man and Tatar man of the Nogai Horde. Mongolic Races. Handcoloured steel engraving by Lizars after an illustration by Charles Hamilton Smith from his Natural History of the Human Species

Background imageSpecies Collection: The Aztec king Montezuma II and Tuscarora

The Aztec king Montezuma II and Tuscarora
Portrait of Montezuma II, Aztec Emperor of Mexico, in gold crown and gorgette, and of David Cusick, a Tuscarora Baptist preacher and author, in western clothes

Background imageSpecies Collection: Manchu man, Mongol with pigtail, and Eleuth Mongol man

Manchu man, Mongol with pigtail, and Eleuth Mongol man
Manchu (Niuchi) man, Mongol with moustache and pigtail, and Eleuth Mongol man. Handcoloured steel engraving by Lizars after an illustration by Charles Hamilton Smith from his Natural History of

Background imageSpecies Collection: Chinese knotweed, Persicaria orientalis

Chinese knotweed, Persicaria orientalis
La Persicaire vulgaire de la Chine. Chinese knotweed, Persicaria orientalis. Handcoloured etching from Pierre Joseph Buchoz Collection precieuse et enluminee des fleurs les plus belles et les plus

Background imageSpecies Collection: Three Birds of Australia, Magpie, Butcherird and Kookaburra

Three Birds of Australia, Magpie, Butcherird and Kookaburra
Three Birds of Australia - The Magpie, Butcherbird and Kookaburra. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageSpecies Collection: Dodo at The African Museum of the Island of Aix

Dodo at The African Museum of the Island of Aix
A Dodo at The African Museum of the Island of Aix is a French museum located on the island of Aix in Charente-Maritime. Sharing the label museum of France with the nearby Napoleonic Museum

Background imageSpecies Collection: Great Tit

Great Tit Date: circa 1910s

Background imageSpecies Collection: Male Chaffinch

Male Chaffinch Date: circa 1910s

Background imageSpecies Collection: Male Bullfinch

Male Bullfinch Date: circa 1910s

Background imageSpecies Collection: Cuckoo and Wood Wren

Cuckoo and Wood Wren Date: circa 1910s

Background imageSpecies Collection: Song Thrush

Song Thrush Date: circa 1910s

Background imageSpecies Collection: House Martin

House Martin Date: circa 1910s

Background imageSpecies Collection: Wren, Goldcrest, Firecrest

Wren, Goldcrest, Firecrest Date: circa 1910s

Background imageSpecies Collection: Nuthatches

Nuthatches Date: circa 1910s

Background imageSpecies Collection: Starlings

Starlings Date: circa 1910s

Background imageSpecies Collection: Tawny Owl

Tawny Owl Date: circa 1910s

Background imageSpecies Collection: Magpie

Magpie Date: circa 1910s

Background imageSpecies Collection: Blue Tit

Blue Tit Date: circa 1910s

Background imageSpecies Collection: Nightingale

Nightingale Date: circa 1910s

Background imageSpecies Collection: Skylark

Skylark Date: circa 1910s

Background imageSpecies Collection: Robin singing in the woods

Robin singing in the woods Date: circa 1910s

Background imageSpecies Collection: Kingfisher

Kingfisher Date: circa 1910s



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