Bird Lithographs Gallery

Parrots (Psittaciformes), chromolithograph, published in 1897

Parrots (Psittaciformes): 1) Purple-naped lory (Lorius domicella, or Domicella atricapilla); 2) Major Mitchell's cockatoo (Cacatua leadbeateri, or Plissolophus leadbeateri); 3) Scarlet macaw (Ara macao, or Sittace coccinea); 4) Rose-ringed parakeet (Psittacula krameri, or Palaeornis torquatus); 5) Kakapo (Strigops habroptilus); 6) Blue-crowned Hanging-parrot (Loriculus galgulus, or Coryllis galgulus); 7) Rosy-faced lovebird (Agapornis roseicollis); 8) Grey parrot (Psittacus erithacus); 9) Eastern rosella (Platycercus eximius); 10) Budgerigar (Melopsittacus undulatus). Chromolithograph, published in 1897

Natural History, Birds, Nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos)

Vintage engraving of a Common nightingale, from Francis Orpen Morris, A History of British Birds. The common nightingale or simply nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos), also known as rufous nightingale, is a small passerine bird best known for its powerful and beautiful song

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928860474, Animal Attribute, Natural World, Philomel

Coot water migratory bird

Coots are small water birds that are members of the Rallidae (rail) family. They constitute the genus Fulica. Coots have predominantly black plumage, often swimming in open water. They are close relatives of the moorhen. A photograph of an original hand-colored engraving from The History of British Birds by Morris published in 1853

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