Speckled Collection (page 2)

Plate 121 from the John Reeves Collection

Plate 119 from the John Reeves Collection
John Reeves, a 19th Century Tea Inspector, travelled to Canton, China in order to develop a large collection of Chinese natural history drawings

Plate 117 from the John Reeves Collection
John Reeves, a 19th Century Tea Inspector, travelled to Canton, China in order to develop a large collection of Chinese natural history drawings

LS Plate 160 from the John Reeves Collection
John Reeves, a 19th Century Tea Inspector, travelled to Canton, China in order to develop a large collection of Chinese natural history drawings

Plate 128 from the John Reeves Collection
John Reeves, a 19th Century Tea Inspector, travelled to Canton, China in order to develop a large collection of Chinese natural history drawings

Mite in amber

The Estherville mesosiderite formed after a catastrophic collision between two asteroids. Mesosiderites are an irregular jumble of metal grains and angular pieces of rock

Turdus philomelos, song thrush egg
The egg of a song thrush (Turdus philomelos)

Orthoclase (potassium aluminum silicate) is a major granite forming mineral. Specimen from Brevik, Norway

Parnallee LL3. 6 ordinary chondrite
Parnallee fell in India in 1857. The cut surface clearly shows well-delineated chondrules and slightly larger clasts

Struthio camelus, ostrich egg
The egg of an ostrich (Struthio camelus)

Olivine comprises of (magnesium iron silicate) and is a common source of magnesium. Peridot is the gemstone variety of olivine. Specimen from the Natural History Museum, London

Catharus guttatus, hermit thrush
Plate 58 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

Troglodytes troglodytes, winter wren nest and eggs
Plate 68 from James Boltons third edition of Harmonia Ruralis: or an essay towards a natural history of British Song Birds, Vol.2, (1845)

Stone meteorite
This meteorite is unmelted and is therefore known as a chondrite. Specimen held at the Natural History Museum, London

Phylloscopus orientalis, eastern bonellis warbler
Eastern bonellis warbler egg specimens

Locustella certhiola, rusty-rumped warbler
Rusty-rumped warbler egg specimens

Serinus pusillus, red-fronted serin
Red-fronted serin egg specimens

Parus bokharensis, turkestan tit

Calandrella raytal, indian short-toed lark
Indian short-toed lark egg specimens

Parus lugubris, sombre tit
Sombre Tit egg specimens

Oenanthe monacha, hooded wheatear
Hooded wheatear egg specimens

Mycerobas carnipes, white-winged grosbeak eggs
Three white-winged grosbeak egg specimens

Phylloscopus ibericus, iberian chiffchaff
Iberian chiffchaff egg specimens

Oenanthe lugens, mourning wheatear
Mourning wheatear egg specimens

Phylloscopus bonelli, western bonellis warbler
Western Bonellis Warbler egg specimens

Dicrurus macrocercus, black drongo
Black drongo egg specimens

Certhia himalayana, himalayan treecreeper
A gouache by Khuleelooddeen, (c. 1830-40)

Grus anigone, Sarus crane eggs
Gouache by an unknown artist, (c. 1830-40). Part of the Jardine Collection

Granite from Ailsa Craig
A photomicrograph of granite taken between crossed polarisers. Granite is an igneous rock

Rock Warbler from New South Wales, Australia
A rock warbler hunting an insect, New South Wales, Australia. 1822

Proud Frog (Folkard)
THE PROUD FROG " Was it so big? says the old frog, swelling & blowing up her speckled body to a great degree." Date: 1912

Strange bird squawks at a man
A strange bird with webbed feet squawks at a man

Lear / Nonsense / Crete
There was a Young Person of Crete, whose toilette was far from complete; She dressed in a sack, spickle-speckled with black, that ombliferous person of Crete

Elfen sprite standing in the undergrowth
A young elfen sprite standing in the undergrowth near a speckled toadstool. Watercolour painting by Malcolm Greensmith set in a circular border

Tiger Moth and Others
Wood Tiger Moth Cinnabar Moth Crimson Speckled Footman with its Caterpillar

Cock and Hens
Black-speckled cock and hens - probably Silver-laced Wyandottes {Gallus species)

FUNGHI / CORDIER 49 1876
PHALLUS IMPUDICUS (poisonous)

Holmes / Veiled Woman / C19
THE ADVENTURE OF THE SPECKLED BAND " Very early one morning, a young woman, dressed in black, came to see us..."

Sherlock Holmes / Angry
THE ADVENTURE OF THE SPECKLED BAND Holmes lashes out at the band trained by the sinister Dr. Grimesby Roylott. Date: First published: 1892

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