Tring Collection (#3)

Rhea by Gambier Bolton
Rhea photogrpaph by Gambier Bolton, F Zs 354, held at The Natural History Museum at Tring

Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Coccyzus americanus
1904 Colonsay specimen of Coccyzus americanus, held at the Natural History Museum at Tring Date: 1904

The Village, Long Marston, Hertfordshire
The Village, Long Marston, Tring, near Aylesbury, Hertfordshire, England. Date: 1930s

Easter Monday with the Volunteers at Tring, Engraving 1876, Uk, Britain, British
EASTER MONDAY WITH THE VOLUNTEERS AT TRING, ENGRAVING 1876, UK, britain, british, europe, united kingdom, great britain, european

Tring cutting - 17 June 1837. Engineer Robert Stephenson. From J. Bourne Drawings
Tring cutting - 17 June 1837. Engineer Robert.. Stephenson. From J.Bourne Drawings of the London Railway, London 1839. Navvies excavating cutting: wheelbarrows filled at bottom

Easter Monday with the Volunteers at Tring, Engraving 1876, Uk, Britain, British
EASTER MONDAY WITH THE VOLUNTEERS AT TRING, ENGRAVING 1876, UK, britain, british, europe, united kingdom, great britain, european

The Natural History Museum, Tring, UK C016 / 6116
Gallery of stuffed animals at the Natural History Museum at Tring, UK

Clutch of eggs C016 / 6180
Clutch of eggs. A clutch of eggs from the collection at the Natural History Museum at Tring, UK

Blenheim King Charles spaniel, specimen C016 / 5139
Blenheim King Charles spaniel, stuffed specimen. This specimen is a breed of the domestic dog (Canis lupus familiaris). This one is named Rose

King Charles spaniels, stuffed specimens C016 / 5138
King Charles spaniels, stuffed specimens. These specimens are a breed of the domestic dog (Canis lupus familiaris). Their names are (left to right): Sweetheart

Tibetan terriers, stuffed specimens C016 / 5137
Tibetan terriers, stuffed specimens. These specimens are a breed of the domestic dog (Canis lupus familiaris). Their names are Rupso (left) and Dooma (right)

Cyanoramphus ulietanus, Raiatea parakeet

Cyanoramphus zealandicus, black-fronted parakeet
Photograph of Cyanoramphus zealndicus specimen. Photographed by Harry Taylor, 2009. This species is now extinct

Clutch of eggs

Wasp nest in a bowler hat
This bowler hat containing a wasp nest was found in an outhouse on the estate of Walter Rothschild in Tring. The nest was built by the common wasp (Vespula vulgaris)

Exterior view of The Natural History Museum at Tring
This was once the private museum of Lionel Walter, 2nd Baron Rothschild, and has been part of the Natural History Museum since 1937

Menura novaehollandiae, superb lyrebird
An image of a male superb lyrebird, Menura novaehollandiae from the Natural History Museum at Tring

Red runt, pigeon
The skeleton of a pigeon, bred, examined and labelled by Charles Darwin as part of his research into evolution

Pyroderus scutatus masoni, red-ruffed fruitcrow
Specimen of a red-ruffed fruitcrow (Pyroderus scutatus masoni), held at the Natural History Museum at Tring

Various Pyroderus scutatus subspecies in storage at the Natural History Museum at Tring

Gallery 5, Tring
The Natural History Museum at Tring. Once the private museum of Lionel Walter, 2nd Baron Rothschild (1868-1937), and part of the Natural History Museum, London since 1937

Melopsittacus undulatus, budgerigar
Budgerigar specimen (Melopsittacus undulatus), photographed under UV light. From the Natural History Museum at Tring

Bird Collections housed at the Natural History Museum at Tring, part of the Natural History Museum, London

Gallery 3, Tring
The Natural History Museum at Tring. Once the private museum of Lionel Walter, 2nd Baron Rothschild (1868-1937), and part of the Natural History Museum, London since 1937

Gallery 3
The Natural History Museum at Tring. Once the private museum of Lionel Walter, 2nd Baron Rothschild (1868-1937), and part of the Natural History Museum, London since 1937

Bird skins
Specimens from the Natural History Museum at Tring, part of the Natural History Museum, London

Papilio thoas, swallowtail butterfly
The thaos swallowtail butterfly from Mexico. Specimen on display at the Natural History Museum at Tring, part of the Natural History Museum, London

Archaeroattacus edwardsii, Indian silk moth
Indian silk moth from India. Specimen on display at the Natural History Museum at Tring, part of the Natural History Museum, London

Haliaeetus albicilla, white-tailed sea eagle skeleton
The skeleton of a white-tailed sea eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla), housed at the Natural History Museum at Tring

Paradisaea rudolphi, blue bird of paradise
Image of a male blue bird of paradise, Paradisaea rudolphi. New Guinea. From the Natural History Museum at Tring

Gyps fulvus, Eurasian griffon vulture
Image of an Eurasian griffon vulture, Gyps fulvus displayed at the Natural History Museum at Tring

Polar bear- Grizzly bear hybrid, specimen on display at the Natural History Museum, Tring

Gallirallus dieffenbachii, Dieffenbachs rail
Photograph of Gallirallus dieffenbachii specimen. Photographed by Harry Taylor, 2009. This species is extinct

Aramides gutturalis, red-throated wood-rail
The Red-throated Wood-rail (Aramides gutturalis) is an disputed extinct species of bird in the Rallidae family. This species is now considered invalid

Microgoura meeki, Choiseul pigeon
Photograph of Microgoura meeki specimen. Photographed by Harry Taylor, 2009. This species is presumed extinct

Columba versicolor, Bonin wood pigeon
Photograph of Columba versicolor specimen. Photographed by Harry Taylor, 2009. This species is now extinct

Myadestes woahensis, amaui
Photograph of Myadestes woahensis specimen. Photographed by Harry Taylor, 2009. This species is now extinct

Rhodacanthis flaviceps, lesser koa-finch

Ciridops anna, Ula-ai-hawane
Photograph of the honeycreeper Ciridops anna. This bird, native to the Hawaiian island, became extinct in the 1880s. Photographed by Harry Taylor, 2009

Zosterops strenuus, Robust White-eye
Photograph of a Robust White-eye. Photographed by Harry Taylor, 2009. This species is now extinct

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

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