Tropical Collection (page 12)

Red-tailed comet, Sappho sparganura, and Ecuadorian hillstar, Oreotrochilus chimborazo.. Chromolithograph by unknown artist/engraver from Mary and Elizabeth Kirbys Beautiful Birds in Far-Off Lands

Golden-tailed sapphire, Chrysuronia oenone, and red-billed azurecrown, Amazilia cyanocephala.. Chromolithograph by unknown artist/engraver from Mary

Philodendron mamei with blood-red and white inflorescence.. Illustration by J. de Bosschere, lithographed by P. de Pannemaeker of Ghent, from Jean Lindens L Illustration Horticole, 1880s

An archegosaurus by a river bank in a tropical primordial jungle of ferns and pines.. Archegosaurus is a genus of amphibian which lived during the Asselian to Wuchiapingian ages of the Permian era

Tritoma rooperii, yellow and orange tropical plant.. Drawn and zincographed by C. T. Rosenberg, for Thomas Moores The Garden Companion and Florists Guide, 1852

Dracaena elegans, tropical plant with dramatic crimson and black foliage.. Handcolored botanical drawn and lithographed by W.G. Smith from H.H. Dombrains Floral Magazine 1872. Worthington G

Broad downy-leaved terminalia or tropical almond tree, . Illustration drawn by William Jackson Hooker, engraved by Swan. Handcolored copperplate engraving from William Curtiss The Botanical Magazine

Island Love - front cover by Reginald Heade
Front cover of Island Love by Catherine Whitby showing a couple on a balcony gazing (a little stiffly) into each others eyes. Date: c.1950

Cub pack in Colombo, Western Ceylon (Sri Lanka)
Cub pack known as the Husseinea in Colombo, Western Ceylon (Sri Lanka), photographed on 14 March 1933. Seen here with leaders outside a building. Date: 1933

Boy scouts in Danowita, Western Ceylon (Sri Lanka)
A group of boy scouts outside the Scout Shop in Danowita, Western Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Date: circa 1920s

Boy scouts in Georgetown, Saint Vincent, West Indies
Boy scouts on an outdoor activity in Georgetown, Saint Vincent, West Indies. Date: 20th century

Colsell - white branch
Slide showing a photograph of two men and a woman sitting outside in a tropical, or Mediterranean town. Part of Box 366. Date: circa 1900

Mangrove Snake / Cat-eyed Snake / Cat Snake - wrapped-around branch overhanging water in mangrove forest (Boiga dendrophila). in Sabang, Palawan, Philippines. February

A Common Monitor Lizard swims in a small stream, looking for prey (Varanus salvator). in rainforest of Tioman Island, 30 km East off peninsula Malaysia in South China Sea; June

A Wallaces Flying Frog hides in a leaf in undergrowth of primary rainforest (Rhacophorus nigropalmatus (Boule). river Danum valley conservation area, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia; night in June

A Harlequin Tree Frog climbs up a leaf of a ginger-plant (Rhacophorus pardalis (Gunther)). rainforest of river Danum Valley Conservation Area, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia; June

A Many-lined Sun Skink (?) sleeps at night on a branch in the undegrowth of a primary rainforest. river Danum valley conservation area, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia; June. Mabuya multifasciata (?)

Spotted Stream Frog watches for prey from an old tree-fungi, near a small stream in primary rainforest (Rana picturata (Boulenger))

Bottlenose dolphins - dancing and blowing air underwater (Tursiops truncatus). Complex play / creative behaviour: dolphins often play with the bubbles or rings of air they create

Bottlenose dolphin - dancing underwater (Tursiops truncatus). Distribution: Worldwide except polar regions

Bottlenose dolphin - and calf (Tursiops tuncatus). Distribution: Worldwide except polar regions

Bottlenose dolphins - playing underwater (Tursiops truncatus). Distribution: Worldwide except polar regions

Bottlenose dolphin - at water surface, close-up of face (Tursiops truncatus). Distribution: Worldwide except polar regions

Bottlenose dolphin - female and her calf (Tursiops truncatus). Distribution: Worldwide except polar regions

Bottlenose dolphin - underwater (Tursiops truncatus). Distribution: Worldwide except polar regions

Bottlenose dolphins - swimming underwater (Tursiops truncatus). Distribution: Worldwide except polar regions

Bottlenose dolphin - playing underwater (Tursiops truncatus). Distribution: Worldwide except polar regions

Bottlenose dolphins - group playing / dancing underwater (Tursiops truncatus). Distribution: Worldwide except polar regions

Dolphins - group underwater (Tursiops truncatus). Distribution: Worldwide except polar regions

Bottlenose Dolphin - at surface (Tursiops truncatus). Distribution: Worldwide except polar regions

Tokay GECKO - on wooden flooring (Gekko gekko ). Bali, Indonesia

Bottlenose DOLPHIN - Mother and baby play with air bubble (Tursiops truncatus). Complex play / creative behaviour: dolphins often play with the bubbles or rings of air they create

Striped Dolphin - Jummping
STRIPED DOLPHIN - JUMMPING (Stenella coeruleoalba). Distribution: Tropical and temperate waters worldwide

Bottlenose Dolphin - Group jumping (Tursiops truncatus)

Bottlenose DOLPHIN - x two close-up (Tursiops truncatus). smiling

Clouded LEOPARD - snarling (Neofelis nebulosa). Distribution: Nepal - South China. Sumatra, Borneo and Taiwan

File-eared Tree Frog - hides among giant leaves of a ginger plant in primary rainforest (Polypedates otilophus (Boulenger). Danum Valley Conservation Area, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia; night in June

A Harlequin Tree Frog on a leaf of a ginger-plant (Rhacophorus pardalis (Gunther)). rainforest of river Danum Valley Conservation Area, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia; June. nocturnal

Dark-eared Tree Frog is hides among giant leaves of a ginger plant in primary rainforest of Danum Valley Conservation Area (Polypedates macrotis (Boulenger)). Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia; night in June

Philippine Tarsier - habitat - dense secondary tropical rainforest near PTFI (Philippine Tarsier Foundation Incorporated) (Tarsius syrichta )

Bottlenose DOLPHIN - two facing camera (Tursiops truncatus )

Flying Lemur / Colugos - Gliding
FLYING LEMUR / COLUGOS - Gliding (Cynocephalus volans). Philippines

Avro Tudor II G-AGRY
The second Tudor II completed G-AGRY undertook tropical trials for the Ministry of Aircraft production. Afterwards flown during the Berlin Airlift and then by Airflight and Air Charter

WW2 Poster -- Tablet day
Tablet day! Colour lithograph poster after 2nd Lt Stacey Hopper. Medical related poster for British soldiers on active service in Italy

WW2 Poster -- Be Prepared
A Story and a Warning, .Darkness brings Danger, Be Prepared. Colour photolithograph poster, published by The Times of India Press, Bombay

Scouts of the 1st Port of Spain Troop, Trinidad, looking out over the Honolulu Pass

Scene in a New Zealand Forest, showing varieties of ferns including Cyathea medullaris and the Cyathia dealbata. As described in the text accompanying this fine lithograph

British soldier writing a letter or in a diary 1915
Front cover, showing a British soldier in a tropical uniform and pith helmet, sitting down for a few quiet moments writing a letter or in a diary. 1915

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