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Background imageSwainson Collection: Giant kingfisher, Megaceryle maxima gigantea

Giant kingfisher, Megaceryle maxima gigantea (Great African kingfisher, Ispida gigantea). Handcoloured steel engraving by William Lizars after William Swainson from Sir William Jardines Naturalists

Background imageSwainson Collection: Swallow-tailed bee-eater, Merops hirundineus

Swallow-tailed bee-eater, Merops hirundineus (Fork-tailed, blue-vented bee-eater, Merops hirundinaceus). Handcoloured steel engraving by William Lizars after William Swainson from Sir William

Background imageSwainson Collection: Northern carmine bee-eater, Merops nubicus

Northern carmine bee-eater, Merops nubicus (Blue-headed bee-eater, Merops caeruleocephalus). Handcoloured steel engraving by William Lizars after William Swainson from Sir William Jardines

Background imageSwainson Collection: Blue-cheeked bee-eater, Merops persicus

Blue-cheeked bee-eater, Merops persicus (Merops savigni). Handcoloured steel engraving by William Lizars after William Swainson from Sir William Jardines Naturalists Library: Ornithology

Background imageSwainson Collection: Mosque swallow, Cecropis senegalensis

Mosque swallow, Cecropis senegalensis (Great Senegal swallow, Hirundo senegalensis). Handcoloured steel engraving by William Lizars after William Swainson from Sir William Jardines Naturalists

Background imageSwainson Collection: Pennant-winged nightjar, Macrodipteryx vexillarius

Pennant-winged nightjar, Macrodipteryx vexillarius (Macrodipteryx africanus). Handcoloured steel engraving by William Lizars after William Swainson from Sir William Jardines Naturalists Library

Background imageSwainson Collection: Annobon paradise flycatcher, Terpsiphone smithii. Vulnerable

Annobon paradise flycatcher, Terpsiphone smithii. Vulnerable
Annobon paradise flycatcher, Terpsiphone smithii, Vulnerable. (Rufous-bellied flycatcher, Muscipeta rufiventer). Handcoloured steel engraving by William Lizars after William Swainson from Sir William

Background imageSwainson Collection: Javan white eye, Zosterops flavus

Javan white eye, Zosterops flavus (Yellow white eye, Zosterops flava). Handcoloured steel engraving by William Lizars after William Swainson from Sir William Jardines Naturalists Library: Ornithology

Background imageSwainson Collection: Tawny-flanked prinia, Prinia subflava

Tawny-flanked prinia, Prinia subflava (White-eyebrowed longtail, Drymoica superciliosa). Handcoloured steel engraving by William Lizars after William Swainson from Sir William Jardines Naturalists

Background imageSwainson Collection: African golden oriole, Oriolus auratus

African golden oriole, Oriolus auratus. Handcoloured steel engraving by William Lizars after William Swainson from Sir William Jardines Naturalists Library: Ornithology: Birds of Western Africa

Background imageSwainson Collection: Woodland kingfisher, Halcyon senegalensis

Woodland kingfisher, Halcyon senegalensis (Rufous-vented kingfisher, Halcyon rufiventer). Handcoloured steel engraving by William Lizars after William Swainson from Sir William Jardines Naturalists

Background imageSwainson Collection: Title page with vignette of two rose-ringed

Title page with vignette of two rose-ringed parakeet, Psittacula krameri, in a jungle setting. Handcoloured steel engraving by William Lizars after William Swainson from Sir William Jardines

Background imageSwainson Collection: Lowland peltops, Peltops blainvillii

Lowland peltops, Peltops blainvillii (Fork-tailed gaper, Eurylaimus blainvilli). Handcoloured steel engraving by William Lizars after an illustration by William Swainson from Sir William Jardines

Background imageSwainson Collection: Banded broadbill, Eurylaimus javanicus

Banded broadbill, Eurylaimus javanicus (Horsfields gaper, Eurylaimus horsfieldii). Handcoloured steel engraving by William Lizars after an illustration by William Swainson from Sir William Jardines

Background imageSwainson Collection: Black-and-red broadbill, Cymbirhynchus macrorhynchos

Black-and-red broadbill, Cymbirhynchus macrorhynchos (Black-billed gaper, Cymbirhynchus nasutus). Handcoloured steel engraving by William Lizars after an illustration by William Swainson from Sir

Background imageSwainson Collection: Yellow-bellied hyliota, Hyliota flavigaster

Yellow-bellied hyliota, Hyliota flavigaster (Buff-bodied flycatcher). Handcoloured steel engraving by William Lizars after an illustration by William Swainson from Sir William Jardines Naturalists

Background imageSwainson Collection: Robin flycatcher, Muscicapa rubecola

Robin flycatcher, Muscicapa rubecola. Known only from a specimen in the Paris Museum. Handcoloured steel engraving by William Lizars after an illustration by William Swainson from Sir William

Background imageSwainson Collection: Collared flycatcher, Ficedula albicollis

Collared flycatcher, Ficedula albicollis (White-collared flycatcher, Muscicapa albicollis). Handcoloured steel engraving by William Lizars after an illustration by William Swainson from Sir William

Background imageSwainson Collection: African blue-flycatcher, Elminia longicauda

African blue-flycatcher, Elminia longicauda (Caerulean or long-tailed flycatcher, Myiagra longicauda). Handcoloured steel engraving by William Lizars after an illustration by William Swainson

Background imageSwainson Collection: Asian paradise-flycatcher (Himalayan), Terpsiphone

Asian paradise-flycatcher (Himalayan), Terpsiphone paradisi leucogaster (White-bellied flycatcher, Muscipeta leucogaster)

Background imageSwainson Collection: Grey-headed canary-flycatcher, Culicicapa ceylonensis

Grey-headed canary-flycatcher, Culicicapa ceylonensis (Grey-headed flycatcher, Cryptolopha poiocephala). Handcoloured steel engraving by William Lizars after an illustration by William Swainson

Background imageSwainson Collection: Brown-throated wattle-eye, Platysteira cyanea

Brown-throated wattle-eye, Platysteira cyanea (Spectacle tody, Platystera lobata). Handcoloured steel engraving by William Lizars after an illustration by William Swainson from Sir William Jardines

Background imageSwainson Collection: Fairy flycatcher or fairy warbler, Stenostira scita

Fairy flycatcher or fairy warbler, Stenostira scita (Long-tailed African tody, Platystera longipis). Handcoloured steel engraving by William Lizars after an illustration by William Swainson from Sir

Background imageSwainson Collection: Tawny-crowned pygmy tyrant, Euscarthmus meloryphus

Tawny-crowned pygmy tyrant, Euscarthmus meloryphus (Rufus-crowned tody, Lepturus ruficeps). Handcoloured steel engraving by William Lizars after an illustration by William Swainson from Sir William

Background imageSwainson Collection: Eared pygmy tyrant, Myiornis auricularis

Eared pygmy tyrant, Myiornis auricularis (Great-headed tody, Todus megacephalus). Handcoloured steel engraving by William Lizars after an illustration by William Swainson from Sir William Jardines

Background imageSwainson Collection: Common tody-flycatcher, Todirostrum cinereum

Common tody-flycatcher, Todirostrum cinereum (Black-headed tody, Todus melanocephalus). Handcoloured steel engraving by William Lizars after an illustration by William Swainson from Sir William

Background imageSwainson Collection: White-throated spadebill, Platyrinchus mystaceus

White-throated spadebill, Platyrinchus mystaceus (Yellow-crested flat-bill, Platyrinchus cancromus). Handcoloured steel engraving by William Lizars after an illustration by William Swainson from Sir

Background imageSwainson Collection: Rufous-crowned tody-flycatcher, Poecilotriccus ruficeps

Rufous-crowned tody-flycatcher, Poecilotriccus ruficeps (Rufus crowned tody, Conopophaga ruficeps). Handcoloured steel engraving by William Lizars after an illustration by William Swainson from Sir

Background imageSwainson Collection: Golden monarch, Carterornis chrysomela

Golden monarch, Carterornis chrysomela (Golden-hooded flycatcher, Monacha chrysomela). Handcoloured steel engraving by William Lizars after an illustration by William Swainson from Sir William

Background imageSwainson Collection: Willie wagtail, Rhipidura leucophrys

Willie wagtail, Rhipidura leucophrys (Whiskered fantail, Leucocirca laticauda). Handcoloured steel engraving by William Lizars after an illustration by William Swainson from Sir William Jardines

Background imageSwainson Collection: New Zealand fantail, Rhipidura fuliginosa

New Zealand fantail, Rhipidura fuliginosa (White-shafted fan-tail, Rhipidura flabellifera). Handcoloured steel engraving by William Lizars after an illustration by William Swainson from Sir William

Background imageSwainson Collection: Spectacled tyrant, Hymenops perspicillatus

Spectacled tyrant, Hymenops perspicillatus (Spectacle or white-winged water-chat, Perspicilla leucoptera). Handcoloured steel engraving by William Lizars after an illustration by William Swainson

Background imageSwainson Collection: Masked water tyrant, Fluvicola nengeta

Masked water tyrant, Fluvicola nengeta (Mocking water-chat). Handcoloured steel engraving by William Lizars after an illustration by William Swainson from Sir William Jardines Naturalists Library

Background imageSwainson Collection: Crested black tyrant, Knipolegus lophotes

Crested black tyrant, Knipolegus lophotes (Crested-black water-chat, Blechropus cristatus). Handcoloured steel engraving by William Lizars after an illustration by William Swainson from Sir William

Background imageSwainson Collection: Cock-tailed tyrant, Alectrurus tricolor. Vulnerable

Cock-tailed tyrant, Alectrurus tricolor. Vulnerable
Cock-tailed tyrant, Alectrurus tricolor (Cock-tailed water-chat, Alectura azarii). Vulnerable. Handcoloured steel engraving by William Lizars after an illustration by William Swainson from Sir

Background imageSwainson Collection: Streamer-tailed tyrant, Gubernetes yetapa

Streamer-tailed tyrant, Gubernetes yetapa (Scissortail or swallow blackcap, Gubernetes forficatus). Handcoloured steel engraving by William Lizars after an illustration by William Swainson from Sir

Background imageSwainson Collection: Green-backed becard, Pachyramphus viridis

Green-backed becard, Pachyramphus viridis (Cuviers thick-bill, Pachyrhynchus cuvierii). Handcoloured steel engraving by William Lizars after an illustration by William Swainson from Sir William

Background imageSwainson Collection: Black-crowned tityra, Tityra inquisitor

Black-crowned tityra, Tityra inquisitor (Rufous-eared black-cap, Psaris erythrogenys). Handcoloured steel engraving by William Lizars after an illustration by William Swainson from Sir William

Background imageSwainson Collection: Screaming piha, Lipaugus vociferans

Screaming piha, Lipaugus vociferans (Grey piha, Lathria cinerea). Handcoloured steel engraving by William Lizars after an illustration by William Swainson from Sir William Jardines Naturalists

Background imageSwainson Collection: Purple-throated fruit crow, Querula purpurata

Purple-throated fruit crow, Querula purpurata (Red throated piha, Querula rubricollis). Handcoloured steel engraving by William Lizars after an illustration by William Swainson from Sir William

Background imageSwainson Collection: Swainsons Lorikeet

Swainsons Lorikeet. Date: 1933

Background imageSwainson Collection: White-fronted Nunbird

White-fronted Nunbird
Illustration of a White-fronted Nunbird by William Swainson (1789-1855)

Background imageSwainson Collection: Coton Mill / Swainson / 1835

Coton Mill / Swainson / 1835
The cotton mills of Swainson, Birley and Co. Preston, Lancashire



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