Ornithological Collection

Superb lyrebird, 19th century illustration
Superb lyrebird (Menura novaehollandiae here as Menura superba), an Australian songbird, one of two species from the family Menuridae

Elliot's bird-of-paradise, 19th century illustration
Elliot's bird-of-paradise (Epimachus ellioti), a bird in the family Paradisaeidae that is presumed to be an intergeneric hybrid between a black sicklebill and Arfak astrapia

Kiwi, 19th century illustration
Southern brown kiwi, tokoeka, or common kiwi (Apteryx australis), a species of kiwi from New Zealand's South Island

King bird-of-paradise, 19th century illustration
King bird-of-paradise (Cicinnurus regius), a passerine bird of the Paradisaeidae (bird-of-paradise) family. It is the only member of the genus Cicinnurus

Great auk, 19th century illustration
Great auk (Pinguinus impennis), a species of flightless alcid that became extinct in the mid-19th century. It was the only modern species in the genus Pinguinus

Wilson's bird-of-paradise, 19th century illustration
Wilson's bird-of-paradise (Cicinnurus respublica, here as Diphyllodes respublica), a species of passerine bird of the family Paradisaeidae

Ruff, 19th century illustration
Ruff (Calidris pugnax, here as Machetes pugnax), a medium-sized wading bird that breeds in marshes and wet meadows across northern Eurasia

California condor, 19th century illustration
California condor (Gymnogyps californianus, here as Pseudogryphus californianus), a New World vulture and the largest North American land bird

Arfak astrapia, 19th century illustration
Arfak astrapia (Astrapia nigra), a species of astrapia, a group of birds found in the Paradiseidae family of the birds-of-paradise

Labrador duck, 19th century illustration
Labrador duck (Camptorhynchus labradorius), a striking black and white eider-like sea duck that was never known to be common

Magnificent bird-of-paradise, 19th century illustration
Sickle-billed bird-of-paradise, or magnificent bird-of-paradise (Epimachus speciosus), tinted lithograph

Superb bird-of-paradise, 19th century illustration
Superb bird-of-paradise (Lophorina atra) tinted lithograph. Illustrated by Joseph Smit, from the book The beautiful and curious birds of the world by Charles Barney Cory (1883)

Red bird-of-paradise, 19th century illustration
Red bird-of-paradise (Paradisea sanguinea), tinted lithograph. Illustrated by Joseph Smit, from the book The beautiful and curious birds of the world by Charles Barney Cory (1883)

Greater bird-of-paradise, 19th century illustration
Greater bird-of-paradise (Paradisaea apoda), a bird-of-paradise in the genus Paradisaea

Mascarene parrot, 19th century illustration
Illustration of a mascarene parrot, or mascarin, (Mascarinus mascarinus), an extinct species of parrot that was endemic to the Mascarene island of Reunion in the western Indian Ocean

Common myna Acridotheres tristis
Common myna (or Indian Myna Acridotheres tristis). This bird is native to southern Asia from Afghanistan to Sri Lanka

Greylag Goose (Anser anser)
Antique illustration of a Greylag Goose (Anser anser)

Grey Peacock-Pheasant old illustration (Polyplectron bicalcaratum)
Antique illustration of a Grey Peacock-Pheasant old illustration (Polyplectron bicalcaratum)

The peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus) and The rough-legged buzzard (Buteo lagopus)
Illustration of The peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus) and The rough-legged buzzard (Buteo lagopus)

Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)
Antique illustration of a Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)

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