Showing 658 results

Archival description
Rare Books and Special Collections Birds in art -- Early works to 1800 With digital objects
Print preview View:

Ornate Lorikeet

Drawing of a pair of Ornate Lorikeets from 18th century specimens [modern geographical distribution: Indonesia].

Collins, Charles

Vernal Hanging-Parrot

Drawing of a pair of Vernal Hanging-Parrots from 18th century specimens [modern geographical distribution: India and Southeast Asia.] Attributed to Peter Paillou.

Paillou, Peter, approximately 1720-approximately 1790

Rhinoceros Hornbill

Drawing of a Rhinoceros Hornbill from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: Indonesia and Malaysia.] Attributed to Peter Paillou.

Paillou, Peter, approximately 1720-approximately 1790

Southern Flicker

Drawing of a Yellow shafted Northern Flicker from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: the Eastern United States (East of the Rockies)].

Collins, Charles

Great Spoted Woodpecker male and [female]

Drawing of a pair of male and female Great Spotted Woodpeckers from 18th century specimens [modern geographical distribution: Europe, Turkey, Caucausus, the coasts of Morocco and Algeria, Japan, Korea, the Altai Mountains, and Central and Eastern China].

Collins, Charles

Lesser spotted Woodpecker [male] & [female]

Drawing of a pair of male and female Lesser Spotted Woodpeckers from 18th century specimens [modern geographical distribution: Europe (especially Central and Western Europe) and the Volga River system].

Collins, Charles

Golden-Olive woodpecker, male

Drawing of a male Golden-Olive Woodpecker from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: Southeastern Mexico, Central America, and the Mountains of South America.] Attributed to Peter Paillou.

Paillou, Peter, approximately 1720-approximately 1790

Tree creeper

Drawing of a pair of Eurasian Treecreepers from 18th century specimens [modern geographical distribution: Europe, Turkey, Caucausus, the Altai Mountains, Japan, Korea, and Mongolia].

Collins, Charles

Common Iora

Drawing of a pair of Common Loras from 18th century specimens [modern geographical distribution: India, Southeast Asia, and Indonesia.] Attributed to Peter Paillou.

Paillou, Peter, approximately 1720-approximately 1790

Results 11 to 20 of 658