Tring Collection (#5)

Turnagra tanagra, North island piopio
Photograph of Turnagra tanagra specimen. Photographed by Harry Taylor, 2009. This species is now considered to be extinct

Grallaria m. milleri, brown-banded antpitta
Grallaria m. milleri paratype. Held at the Natural History Museum, Tring

Saxicola caprata, pied bushchat
Pied Bushchat egg specimens

Library at The Natural History Museum at Tring
Library at the Natural History Museum at Tring

Gallery 6
Specimens on display at the Natural History Museum at Tring, part of the Natural History Museum, London

Stuffed primates in Gallery 1, The Natural History Museum at
Stuffed primate specimens on display at the Natural History Museum at Tring, part of the Natural History Museum, London

Poterion patera, Neptunes cup sponge
Neptunes cup sponge specimen on display atthe Natural History Museum at Tring, part of the Natural History museum, London

Gallery 1
The Natural History Museum at Tring, part of the Natural History Museum, London

Varanus komodoensis, Komodo dragon
Specimen of a Komodo dragon, the largest species of lizard in the world on display at the Natural History Museum at Tring, part of the Natural History Museum, London

Tring Gallery 3
Specimens on display at the Natural History Museum at Tring, part of the Natural History Museum, London

Eclectus roratus, Eclectus parrot
Specimen of a male, Eclectus parrot (Eclectus roratus), from the Natural History Museum at Tring

Botaurus stellaris, great bittern
Specimen of a great bittern (Botaurus stellaris) from the Natural History Museum at Tring

Unusual Farmyard Gate
An unusual farm gate, with a spade, scythe, axe etc, incorporated into its design, near Tring, Hertfordshire, England. Date: March 1939

a Touring Booth - Patrolman helps lady with a map
a (Automobile Association) Touring Information Booth - An a Patrolman helps a lady with her route using a map. At the New Ground Crossroads junction on the road between Tring and Aylsbury (on the A41)

View of flooded former chalk quarry habitat, College Lake Nature Reserve, Tring, Hertfordshire, England, october

Visitor Information sign at edge of reservoir, Marsworth Reservoir, Tring Reservoirs, Tring, Hertfordshire, England, october

View of reservoir edge, Startops End Reservoir, Tring Reservoirs, Tring, Hertfordshire, England, october

Digging a Rail Cutting
The construction of the Tring Cutting. Railway navvies dig out the earth and rock by hand with the spoil lifted up to the top of the bank by horse- powered winches

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