Turdus Collection

Male Blackbird Singing Date: circa 1910s

American robin, Turdus migratorius, male 1, female 2 and young in nest. Chromolithograph after an ornithological illustration by John James Audubon from Benjamin Harry Warrens Report on the Birds of

Red-shouldered cuckooshrike, Campephaga phoenicea
Red-shouldered cuckooshrike, male, Campephaga phoenicea. (Crimson-shouldered caterpillar catcher.) Handcoloured steel engraving by William Lizars after an illustration by William John Swainson

White-crested helmetshrike, Prionops plumatus. (White plumed shrike.) Handcoloured steel engraving by William Lizars after an illustration by William John Swainson from his Birds of Western Africa in

Cape glossy starling, Lamprotornis nitens (Splendent thrush, Turdus splendens). Handcoloured copperplate engraving drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder from William Elford Leachs Zoological

Fieldfare, Turdus pilaris, and rufous-tailed rock-thrush, Monticola saxatilis. Handcoloured engraving by Fournier after an illustration by Edouard Travies from Charles d Orbignys Dictionnaire

Velvet asity, Philepitta castanea, female (Lunulated thrush, Turdus lunulatus). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Blue-winged leafbird, Chloropsis cochinchinensis (Cochinchina thrush, Turdus cochinchinensis). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Javan banded pitta, Pitta guajana (Blue-tailed thrush, Turdus cyanurus). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Siberian rubythroat, Luscinia calliope (Kamschatkan thrush, Turdus calliope). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by John Latham from his own A General History of Birds, Winchester, 1822

White-rumped shama, Copsychus malabaricus macrourus. (As Long-tailed thrush, Turdus macrourus.) Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by John Latham from his own A General History of Birds

Black wheatear, Oenanthe leucura (White tailed thrush, Turdus leucurus). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by John Latham from his own A General History of Birds, Winchester, 1822

South Island piopio, Turnagra capensis. Extinct
New Zealand South Island piopio, Turnagra capensis. Extinct. (Thick-billed thrush, Turdus crassirostris.) Handcoloured copperplate drawn

Smooth hammerhead shark, hammer oyster, brahminy
Smooth hammerhead, Sphyrna malleus 1, hammer oyster, Malleus malleus 2, brahminy myna, Sturnia pagodarum 3 and rosy starling, Pastor roseus 4. Marteau (poiss), Marteau (moll), martins

Northern mockingbird, nightshades and beetle
Northern mockingbird, Mimus polyglottos orpheus 1, bittersweet nightshade, Solanum dulcamara 3, Solanum quercifolium 4, Mordella fasciata beetle 2. Moqueur, mordelle et morelles

Fieldfare, Turdus pilaris, and bearded reedling, Panurus biarmicus Le merle grive litorne, merodon et mesange a moustaches

Western grasswren and blackbird
Western grasswren, Amytornis textilis 1 and common blackbird with nest and eggs, Turdus merula 2. Merion, Merle commun. Handcoloured steel engraving by Pedretti after an illustration by Adolph Fries

Common rock thrush, Monticola saxatilis
Common rock thrush with nest and eggs, Monticola saxatilis, and song thrush with nest and eggs, Turdus philomelos. Merle de roche et merle grive ordinaire

Straw-headed bulbul, Pycnonotus zeylanicus (Yellow-crowned thrush, Turdus ochrocephalus). After an illustration by Pieter de Bevere supplied by Governor Joan Gideon Loten

Fieldfare, Turdus pilaris.. Handcolored copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his own Natural History of British Birds, London, 1794-1819

Blackbird standing on dry leaves
A male Blackbird (Turdus merula) stands on some brown autumnal leaves. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Grey-winged Blackbird (Female) Turdus boilboul
Number 25 of 61 watercolour drawings of birds from the Himalaya Mountains in the collection of Lady Mary Bentinck. Artist unknown, date 1833, Library & Archives Z88 f BEN Date: 1833

Mistle Thrush, Turdus viscivorus
Number 23 of 61 watercolour drawings of birds from the Himalaya Mountains in the collection of Lady Mary Bentinck. Artist unknown, date 1833, Library & Archives Z88 f BEN Date: 1833

Grey-winged blackbird, Turdus boulboul
Number 3 of 61 watercolour drawings of birds from the Himalaya Mountains in the collection of Lady Mary Bentinck. Artist unknown, date 1833, Library & Archives ref: Z88 f BEN Date: 1833

Redwing, Turdus iliacus perched on a holly bough (Ilex aquifolium).. Handcolored copperplate drawn and engraved by George Graves from his own British Ornithology, Walworth, 1821

Misseltoe thrush, Mistle thrush, Turdus viscivorus.. Handcolored copperplate drawn and engraved by George Graves from his own British Ornithology, Walworth, 1821

Ring ouzel, Turdus torquatus.. Handcolored copperplate drawn and engraved by George Graves from his own British Ornithology, Walworth, 1821

Common blackbird, Turdus merula.. Handcolored copperplate drawn and engraved by George Graves from his own British Ornithology, Walworth, 1821

Song thrush, Turdus philomelos.. Handcolored copperplate drawn and engraved by George Graves from his own British Ornithology, Walworth, 1821

Turdus poliocephalus, island thrush
Ff. 151. Watercolour painting by George Forster annotated Turdus xanthopus and made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)

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

Turdus merula, Eurasian blackbird
Plate 185 from William MacGillivrays Watercolour drawings of British Animals (1831-1841)

Turdrus viscivorus, mistle thrush nest and eggs
Plate 4 from James Boltons third edition of Harmonia Ruralis: or an essay towards a natural history of British Song Birds, Vol.1, (1845)

Turdus ravidus, Grand Cayman thrush
Photograph of a Grand Cayman thrush. Photographed by Harry Taylor, 2009. This species is now extinct

A Song Thrush amid the Holly
A Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos) amid the Holly. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Song Thrush (Morris)
SONG THRUSH (Turdus musicus) Morris names this the Nightingale thrush doubtless in tribute to its musical proficiency

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