Virens Collection

Cod, whiting, pollock and poor cod
Cod, Gadus morhua, vulnerable 1, whiting, Merlangius merlangus 2, coalfish or pollock, Pollachius virens 3, and poor cod, Trisopterus minutus 4

Northern shrike, yellow-breasted chat, loggerhead
Northern shrike, Lanius borealis 1, yellow-breasted chat, Icteria virens 2, loggerhead shrike, Lanius ludovicianus.3 and gray-cheeked thrush, Catharus minimus 4

Sparrows, towhee and waterthrush
White-throated sparrow, Zonotrichia albicollis 1, eastern towhee, Pipilo erythrophthalmus 2, white-crowned sparrow, Zonotrichia leucophrys 3, and northern waterthrush, Parkesia noveboracensis 4

Chimney swift and bank swallow
Chimney swift, Chaetura pelagica 1, bank swallow, Riparia riparia 2, males. Chromolithograph after an ornithological illustration by John James Audubon from Benjamin Harry Warrens Report on the Birds

Gray catbird, Dumetella carolinensis
Nest and eggs of the gray catbird, Dumetella carolinensis. Cat bird, Minus carolinensis. Chromolithograph after an illustration by Edwin Sheppard from Thomas George Gentrys Nests

Eastern wood pewee, Contopus virens. Chromolithograph after an illustration by Edwin Sheppard from Thomas George Gentrys Nests and Eggs of the Birds of the United States, J.A

Mourning dove, Zenaida macroura, with nest and egg. Chromolithograph after an illustration by Edwin Sheppard from Thomas George Gentrys Nests and Eggs of the Birds of the United States, J.A

Red-headed chestnut, toadflax brocade and grey shoulder knot
Red-headed chestnut, Conistra erythrocephala 1-4, toadflax brocade, Calophasia lunula 5 and grey shoulder knot, Lithophane ornitopus 6

Plinthocoelium columbinum beetle. Green capricorn, Cerambyx virens. Handcoloured copperplate engraving drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder from William Elford Leachs Zoological Miscellany

Fish wives washing pollock in a shed, 18th century
Pollock, Pollachius virens, and fish wives washing fish in tubs and arranging them on palettes. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelms Encyclopedia of Natural History: Fish

Coalfish or saithe, Pollachius virens (Gadus carbonarius). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his Natural History of British Fishes, Donovan and F.C. and J

Aloe humilis (Apple-green leaved aloe, Aloe virens). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by F. Sansom after an illustration by Sydenham Edwards from William Curtis The Botanical Magazine, London, 1811

Illustration, Orthosiidae -- Hadenidae -- Luperina Virens, Miselia Oxyacanthae, Dichonia Aprilina, Polia Chi, Dianthoecia Albimacula, Dianthoecia Compta, Mamestra Dysodea, Mamestra Dentina

Blue and green turteline, Ptilinopus cyano-virens.. Handcolored steel engraving by William Lizars after an illustration by Edward Lear from Prideaux John Selbys volume Pigeons in Sir William Jardines

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