Beak Collection (page 4)

The Two Wanderers, 1901. Artist: Edward Henry Wehnert
The Two Wanderers, 1901. From Grimms Household Stories collected by the Brothers Grimm. [George Routledge & Sons, Limited, London, 1901]

Four or the species of finch observed by Darwin on the Galapagos Islands, showing variation of beak.The study of the flora of the Islands contributed to Darwins theory of evolution

Great Snipe (Gallinago major), 1900, (1900). Artist: Charles Whymper
Great Snipe (Gallinago major), 1900, (1900). From The Game Birds and Wild Fowl of The British Islands, by Charles Dixon, illustrated by Charles Whymper. [Pawson & Brailsford, Sheffield, 1900]

Curlew Sandpiper (Tringa subarquata), Siberian Pectoral Sandpiper (Heteropygia acuminata), 1900, (1900)

Bar-Tailed Godwit (Limosa rufa), Common Redshank (Totanus), 1900, (1900). Artist: Charles Whymper
Bar-Tailed Godwit (Limosa rufa), Common Redshank (Totanus), 1900, (1900). From The Game Birds and Wild Fowl of The British Islands, by Charles Dixon, illustrated by Charles Whymper

Buff-Breasted Sandpiper (Tringites rufescns), Bartrams Sandpiper (Bartramia longicauda), 1900, (1900)

Common Oyster-Catcher (Haematopus ostralegus), 1900, (1900). Artist: Charles Whymper
Common Oyster-Catcher (Haematopus ostralegus), 1900, (1900). From The Game Birds and Wild Fowl of The British Islands, by Charles Dixon, illustrated by Charles Whymper

Curlew - Numen ius arqua ta, c1910, (1910). Artist: George James Rankin
Curlew - Numen ius arqua ta, c1910, (1910). From Britains Birds and Their Nests, by A. Landsborough Thomson. [The Waverley Book Company, Limited, W. & R. Chambers, Limited, London & Edinburgh, 1910]

Panel by Bruno Liljefors, c1924. Artist: Bruno Liljefors
Panel by Bruno Liljefors, c1924. From The Studio Volume 87. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1924]

The Thief, c1890-1940, (1925). Artist: W Heath Robinson
The Thief. After a water-colour by William Heath Robinson (1872-1944). From The Studio Volume 89 [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1925]

Advert for Swan fountain pens, c1906. Manufactured by Mabie, Todd and Co, London

Toucans, c1770-1820 (1843). Artist: Messrs Sly and Wilson
Toucans, c1770-1820 (1843). An engraving from The Art-Union Scrap Book, Henry G Bohn, London, 1843

Kingfisher - Alce do is pida, c1910, (1910). Artist: George James Rankin
Kingfisher - Alce do is pida, c1910, (1910). From Britains Birds and Their Nests, by A. Landsborough Thomson. [The Waverley Book Company, Limited, W. & R. Chambers, Limited, London & Edinburgh, 1910]

Egyptian Vulture, c19th century

Rook, c19th century

Birds that are protected, and helpful in agriculture, 1897. Artist: F Meaulle
Birds that are protected, and helpful in agriculture, 1897. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 31st January 1897

Look how solemn they are!, 1799. Artist: Francisco Goya
Look how solemn they are!, 1799. Plate 63 of Los caprichos. Los Caprichos were published in 1799 at a time of social repression and economic crisis in Spain

Diadem, late 19th / 20th century. Artist: Rene Lalique
Diadem, late 19th/20th century. From the Museu Calouste Gulbenkian, Lisbon, Portugal

White Heron and Irises, 1833
hunting, water, geographical feature, lake, pond, bird, heron, flower, iris, arts, colour, white, Japan, Japanese, beak, vegetation, oriental, Asia, Asian, foliage, reeds, watching, vertical

Chinese Bronze Finial in form of bird, Han Dynasty, 3rd century BC

Thoth: Egyptian God: Ibis headed. Vatican. Thoth was, among other things, a god of the moon and the inventor of writing who announces and writes down the judgments about the dead

Terracotta Bird, Pre-Palatial Crete, c2, 600-c1900 BC

Common Whitethroat (Sylvia Communis)

Cycladic beaked jug, probably from Phylakopi

Thai temple guardian at a temple doorway
Temple guardian at a temple doorway from Bangkok, Thailand

John James Audobon (1780-1851), American ornithologist and artist, 1836. In this cartoon, Audobon has a beak for a nose, and his collar, epaulettes and headdress are made of feathers

Fossil skeleton of a Pterodactyl, from the British Museums collection

Bronze head of the Egyptian god Ra, probably from the bow of a sacred boat. The solar disc has been broken off. From the British Museums collection

Kwakiutl Diver Mask, with beak, Pacific Northwest, North American Indian

Nootka Eagle Mask, Pacific Northwest Coast, North American Indian. Northwest Coast transformation masks manifest the transformation of usually an animal changing into a mythical being or one animal

Aztec Jade Eagle Warrior, 1300-1521. Face emerging from beak of eagle helmet. At the British Museum

King Cotton Bound; Or, The Modern Prometheus, 1861. King Cotton is represented as Prometheus who, firegiver and champion of the people, is condemned by Jupiter to be bound to a rock for eternity

Birds of a Feather, 1859. In 1859, there was an ongoing struggle between France and Austria over Italian independence as the Italian states tried to rid themselves of despotic rulers

Goshawk, Stanley Hawk (No. 29), 1830. Creator: John James Audubon
Goshawk, Stanley Hawk (No. 29), 1830

Eagle Attacking a Mountain Lion, 1885. Creator: Kawanabe Kyosai
Eagle Attacking a Mountain Lion, 1885

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