Zoological Collection (page 8)

Little bittern, Ixobrychus minutus. (Little brown bittern, Ardea minuta) Illustration copied from George Edwards
FLO4641355 Little bittern, Ixobrychus minutus. (Little brown bittern, Ardea minuta) Illustration copied from George Edwards

Isabelline Wheatear, Wheatear (male and female) (colour litho)
8650140 Isabelline Wheatear, Wheatear (male and female) (colour litho) by Thorburn, Archibald (1860-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Isabelline Wheatear, Wheatear (male and female)

Cormorant (adult and immature), Shag (adult and immature) (colour litho)
8650213 Cormorant (adult and immature), Shag (adult and immature) (colour litho) by Thorburn, Archibald (1860-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cormorant (adult and immature)

Black Bird (male and female), Ring-Ouzel (colour litho)
8650133 Black Bird (male and female), Ring-Ouzel (colour litho) by Thorburn, Archibald (1860-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Black Bird (male and female), Ring-Ouzel

Green Woodpecker, Great Spotted Woodpecker (immature) (colour litho)
8650187 Green Woodpecker, Great Spotted Woodpecker (immature) (colour litho) by Thorburn, Archibald (1860-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Green Woodpecker, Great Spotted Woodpecker (immature)

Snow-Bunting (winter), Twite (colour litho)
8650170 Snow-Bunting (winter), Twite (colour litho) by Thorburn, Archibald (1860-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Snow-Bunting (winter), Twite

Reed-Bunting (male and female), Yellow Bunting or Yellow Hammer (colour litho)
8650169 Reed-Bunting (male and female), Yellow Bunting or Yellow Hammer (colour litho) by Thorburn, Archibald (1860-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Reed-Bunting (male and female)

Blue Titmouse, Marsh-Titmouse, Long-Tailed Titmouse (colour litho)
8650152 Blue Titmouse, Marsh-Titmouse, Long-Tailed Titmouse (colour litho) by Thorburn, Archibald (1860-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Blue Titmouse, Marsh-Titmouse, Long-Tailed Titmouse)

Fieldfare, Redwing (colour litho)
8650150 Fieldfare, Redwing (colour litho) by Thorburn, Archibald (1860-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fieldfare, Redwing)

Reed-Warbler, Sedge-Warbler, Marsh-Warbler (colour litho)
8650145 Reed-Warbler, Sedge-Warbler, Marsh-Warbler (colour litho) by Thorburn, Archibald (1860-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Reed-Warbler, Sedge-Warbler, Marsh-Warbler)

Rock-Dove (colour litho)
8650231 Rock-Dove (colour litho) by Thorburn, Archibald (1860-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Rock-Dove. Illustration for British Birds written and illustrated by Archibald Thorburn (Longmans)

Long-Tailed Duck (male and female), Scaup-Duck (male and female) (colour litho)
8650229 Long-Tailed Duck (male and female), Scaup-Duck (male and female) (colour litho) by Thorburn, Archibald (1860-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Long-Tailed Duck (male and female)

Bean-Goose, Pink-Footed Goose (colour litho)
8650219 Bean-Goose, Pink-Footed Goose (colour litho) by Thorburn, Archibald (1860-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bean-Goose, Pink-Footed Goose)

Glossy Ibis (adult and immature), Spoonbill (colour litho)
8650217 Glossy Ibis (adult and immature), Spoonbill (colour litho) by Thorburn, Archibald (1860-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Glossy Ibis (adult and immature), Spoonbill

White-Spotted Bluethroat, Black Redstart (colour litho)
8650136 White-Spotted Bluethroat, Black Redstart (colour litho) by Thorburn, Archibald (1860-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: White-Spotted Bluethroat, Black Redstart)

Capercaillie (male and female) (colour litho)
8650212 Capercaillie (male and female) (colour litho) by Thorburn, Archibald (1860-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Capercaillie (male and female)

Squacco Heron, Night Heron, Little Bittern (colour litho)
8650211 Squacco Heron, Night Heron, Little Bittern (colour litho) by Thorburn, Archibald (1860-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Squacco Heron, Night Heron, Little Bittern)

Hoopoe (colour litho)
8650189 Hoopoe (colour litho) by Thorburn, Archibald (1860-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hoopoe. Illustration for British Birds written and illustrated by Archibald Thorburn (Longmans)

Rock-Pipit, Blue-Headed Wagtail (colour litho)
8650159 Rock-Pipit, Blue-Headed Wagtail (colour litho) by Thorburn, Archibald (1860-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Rock-Pipit, Blue-Headed Wagtail)

Tawny Owl (colour litho)
8651753 Tawny Owl (colour litho) by Thorburn, Archibald (1860-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tawny Owl. Illustration for British Birds written and illustrated by Archibald Thorburn (Longmans)

Pheasant (male and female) (colour litho)
8651576 Pheasant (male and female) (colour litho) by Thorburn, Archibald (1860-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pheasant (male and female)

Ptarmigan (male and female, winter) (colour litho)
8651574 Ptarmigan (male and female, winter) (colour litho) by Thorburn, Archibald (1860-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ptarmigan (male and female, winter)

Red-Breasted Flycatcher, Golden Oriole (colour litho)
8651559 Red-Breasted Flycatcher, Golden Oriole (colour litho) by Thorburn, Archibald (1860-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Red-Breasted Flycatcher, Golden Oriole)

White-Winged Black Tern (adult and young), Black Tern (colour litho)
8650302 White-Winged Black Tern (adult and young), Black Tern (colour litho) by Thorburn, Archibald (1860-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: White-Winged Black Tern (adult and young), Black Tern

Great Shearwater, Sooty Shearwater (colour litho)
8650293 Great Shearwater, Sooty Shearwater (colour litho) by Thorburn, Archibald (1860-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Great Shearwater, Sooty Shearwater)

Great Northern Diver (colour litho)
8650283 Great Northern Diver (colour litho) by Thorburn, Archibald (1860-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Great Northern Diver)

Glaucous Gull, Little Auk (summer) (colour litho)
8650277 Glaucous Gull, Little Auk (summer) (colour litho) by Thorburn, Archibald (1860-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Glaucous Gull, Little Auk (summer)

Common Curlew, Whimbrel (colour litho)
8650268 Common Curlew, Whimbrel (colour litho) by Thorburn, Archibald (1860-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Common Curlew, Whimbrel)

Spotted Redshank (summer and autumn), Common Redshank (colour litho)
8650263 Spotted Redshank (summer and autumn), Common Redshank (colour litho) by Thorburn, Archibald (1860-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Spotted Redshank (summer and autumn), Common Redshank

Black-Winged Stilt, Avocet, Grey Plover (summer) (colour litho)
8650249 Black-Winged Stilt, Avocet, Grey Plover (summer) (colour litho) by Thorburn, Archibald (1860-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Black-Winged Stilt, Avocet, Grey Plover (summer)

OUR ANIMALS ALPHABET C, 1920 (illustration)
7207070 OUR ANIMALS ALPHABET C, 1920 (illustration) by Neziere, Raymond de la (1865-1953); 30, 5x24 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: C: Chamois, Roe Deer, Bat, Camel, Swan, Rooster, Stork, Horse)

Nest and eggs of the orchard oriole, Icterus spurius
5893533 Nest and eggs of the orchard oriole, Icterus spurius.; (add.info.: Nest and eggs of the orchard oriole, Icterus spurius)

Red-eyed vireo Vireo olivaceus
5893530 Red-eyed vireo Vireo olivaceus.; (add.info.: Red-eyed vireo Vireo olivaceus. Chromolithograph after an illustration by Edwin Sheppard from Thomas George Gentry's Nests)

Eastern towhee, Pipilo erythrophthalmus
5893528 Eastern towhee, Pipilo erythrophthalmus.; (add.info.: Nest and eggs of the eastern towhee, Pipilo erythrophthalmus)

Illustration depicting a shearing machine (lawn mower) invented by Edward Beard Budding
5309418 Illustration depicting a shearing machine (lawn mower) invented by Edward Beard Budding; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a shearing machine (lawn mower) invented by Edward Beard Budding

Little bittern, Ixobrychus minutus
6337063 Little bittern, Ixobrychus minutus; (add.info.: Little bittern, Ixobrychus minutus. Bittern. (Little bittern from Aleppo)

Eurasian whimbrel or lesser curlew, Numenius phaeopus
6337061 Eurasian whimbrel or lesser curlew, Numenius phaeopus; (add.info.: Eurasian whimbrel or lesser curlew, Numenius phaeopus)

White stork, Ciconia ciconia
6337059 White stork, Ciconia ciconia; (add.info.: White stork, Ciconia ciconia. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Samuel Galton Jr.'s Natural History of Birds containing a Variety of Facts)

Horned screamer, Anhima cornuta
6337057 Horned screamer, Anhima cornuta; (add.info.: Horned screamer, Anhima cornuta. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Samuel Galton Jr.'s Natural History of Birds containing a Variety of)

American kestrel, Falco sparverius, with nest and egg
5893540 American kestrel, Falco sparverius, with nest and egg.; (add.info.: American kestrel, Falco sparverius, with nest and egg)

Prairie warbler, Setophaga discolor
5893538 Prairie warbler, Setophaga discolor.; (add.info.: Prairie warbler, Setophaga discolor. Chromolithograph after an illustration by Edwin Sheppard from Thomas George Gentry's Nests)

Watercolour illustration from a book of rare birds by G Edwards 1750. George Edwards (1694-1773)
5305777 Watercolour illustration from a book of rare birds by G Edwards 1750. George Edwards (1694-1773) was a British naturalist and ornithologist

Watercolour illustration from a book of rare birds by G Edwards 1750. George Edwards (1694-1773)
5305771 Watercolour illustration from a book of rare birds by G Edwards 1750. George Edwards (1694-1773) was a British naturalist and ornithologist

Watercolour illustration from a book of rare birds by G Edwards 1750. George Edwards (1694-1773)
5305766 Watercolour illustration from a book of rare birds by G Edwards 1750. George Edwards (1694-1773) was a British naturalist and ornithologist

Botanical and zoological illustration by F. E. Guerin. From Dictionnaire pittoresque d'histoire naturelle et des
5305735 Botanical and zoological illustration by F. E. Guerin. From Dictionnaire pittoresque d'histoire naturelle et des phenomenes de la nature-1833/1834; (add.info)

Botanical and zoological illustration by F. E. Guerin. From Dictionnaire pittoresque d'histoire naturelle et des
5305731 Botanical and zoological illustration by F. E. Guerin. From Dictionnaire pittoresque d'histoire naturelle et des phenomenes de la nature-1833/1834; (add.info)

Botanical and zoological illustration by F. E. Guerin. From Dictionnaire pittoresque d'histoire naturelle et des
5305727 Botanical and zoological illustration by F. E. Guerin. From Dictionnaire pittoresque d'histoire naturelle et des phenomenes de la nature-1833/1834; (add.info)

Botanical and zoological illustration by F. E. Guerin. From Dictionnaire pittoresque d'histoire naturelle et des
5305726 Botanical and zoological illustration by F. E. Guerin. From Dictionnaire pittoresque d'histoire naturelle et des phenomenes de la nature-1833/1834; (add.info)

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Step into the world of zoological wonders, where nature's marvels come to life. Amongst the vast array of creatures that have graced our planet, few are as enigmatic as the Tasmanian Tiger or Thylacine. With its distinctive striped coat and elusive nature, this marsupial captivated the imagination of many. In a different realm altogether, we find ourselves enchanted by the Franklinia alatamaha, also known as franklinia. This rare flowering tree once flourished in Georgia but now exists only through cultivation efforts. Its delicate blooms serve as a reminder of the fragility and beauty found within our natural world. Venturing further into London Zoo's history, we stumble upon G H Davis' masterpiece - The New Reptile House. A testament to architectural brilliance and dedication towards conservation education, this structure stands tall even today. Amidst all these wonders lies an amphibious gem - the Great crested newt (Triturus cristatus). Critically endangered due to habitat loss and pollution, it serves as a poignant reminder of our responsibility towards preserving biodiversity. Turning our attention to Southeast Asia's rainforests brings us face-to-face with an intriguing creature: Binturong (Arctictis binturong). Known for its bear-like appearance and distinct scent reminiscent of popcorn or corn chips, it has earned itself endearing nicknames such as "bearcat" or "Asian bear. " But what if mythical beings were part of our zoological narrative? Enter Mer-People Look-Alikes – captivating legends that blur lines between reality and fantasy; they continue to intrigue generations with their ethereal allure. Nature never ceases to amaze us with its intricate creations like Luna moth (Actias luna), whose luminous green wings make them appear otherworldly during twilight hours. Their presence reminds us that magic can be found even in seemingly ordinary places. Sadly, not all creatures have been fortunate enough to survive the test of time.