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Lapwing or Peewit - Vnel lus vulga ris, c1910, (1910). Artist: George James Rankin
Lapwing or Peewit - Vnel lus vulga ris, c1910, (1910). From Britains Birds and Their Nests, by A. Landsborough Thomson. [The Waverley Book Company, Limited, W. & R

American Crow, Corvus Americanus, 1845
American Crow, Corvus Americanus. From The Birds of America by John J. Audubon. Pub. 1827-1838 (colour lithograph)

The Nightmare, with her whole ninefold …, from The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, 1928
The Nightmare, with her whole ninefold …, from The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving (1783 - 1859), pub. 1928 (colour lithograph)

Common Buzzard - Bu teo vulga ris, c1910, (1910). Artist: George James Rankin
Common Buzzard - Bu teo vulga ris, c1910, (1910). From Britains Birds and Their Nests, by A. Landsborough Thomson. [The Waverley Book Company, Limited, W. & R

Weaver Birds and their Nests; Notes of a Naturalist in the North-Western Provinces of India, 1875. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates

Dangerous Bird Nesting; A Flying Visit to Florida, 1875. Creator: Thomas Mayne Reid
Dangerous Bird Nesting; A Flying Visit to Florida, 1875. [Bird of prey attacking a man who is attempting to steal from its nest]. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates

Hen on Nest, c. 1938. Creator: Robert Gilson
Hen on Nest, c. 1938

Tobacco sharecroppers daughter getting eggs from hens nest... Person County, North Carolina
Tobacco sharecroppers daughter getting eggs from hens nest in the henhouse. Enclosure for the pig is just beyond under the pine trees. Person County, North Carolina

Two Fragments, England, c. 1675. Creator: Unknown
Two Fragments, England, c. 1675. Tulips, carnations, birds feeding their chicks, wild boar, monkey, horse

Birds Nest and Ferns, 1863. Creator: Fidelia Bridges
Birds Nest and Ferns, 1863

Rook Shooting, May 21, 1881. Creator: Henry Peach Robinson
Rook Shooting, May 21, 1881. Albumen print

Pigeon. Creator: Karl Bodmer
Pigeon

Pigeon sur un nid. Creator: Karl Bodmer
Pigeon sur un nid. [Pigeon on nest]

The Crow and her Young, 1628. Creator: Jacques Callot
The Crow and her Young, 1628

Caprimulgus Ruficollis. Creators: John Gould, Henry Constantine Richter
Caprimulgus Ruficollis

Chlorostilbona prasina (Puncherans Emerald). Creators: John Gould
Chlorostilbona prasina (Puncherans Emerald)

Topaza pyra (Fairy Topaz). Creators: John Gould, Henry Constantine Richter
Topaza pyra (Fairy Topaz)

Ligurinus chloris (Greenfinch). Creators: John Gould, Henry Constantine Richter
Ligurinus chloris (Greenfinch)

Cattleya Orchid and Three Hummingbirds, 1871. Creator: Martin Johnson Heade
Cattleya Orchid and Three Hummingbirds, 1871

Lundy Island, 1857. Creator: Charles Thomas Burt
Lundy Island, 1857

Eight doves, 1625-77. Creator: Wenceslaus Hollar
Eight doves, 1625-77

Heronry in Cobham Park, 1844. Creator: Unknown
Heronry in Cobham Park, 1844. Herons at...a small but very complete heronry in the venerable park of Cobham, near Gravesend

Crane and Their Young in Their Nest in the Branches of a Pine-tree, ca. 1790

Raid on a Sand-swallow Colony - "How Many Eggs?"(Harpers Weekly, Vol
Raid on a Sand-swallow Colony - " How Many Eggs?" (Harpers Weekly, Vol. XVIII), June 13, 1874

Little Milkmaids, 1864. Creator: Charles Emile Jacque
Little Milkmaids, 1864

Widow Bird, from The Comic Natural History of the Human Race, 1851

Butcher Birds, from The Comic Natural History of the Human Race, 1851

Private School, May 10, 1802. May 10, 1802. Creator: Thomas Rowlandson
Private School, May 10, 1802

Still Life: Flowers and Fruit, 1850-55. Creator: Severin Roesen
Still Life: Flowers and Fruit, 1850-55

For the Little One, ca. 1896. Creator: William Merritt Chase
For the Little One, ca. 1896

Roses, 1799, (1944). Creator: Richard Earlom
Roses, 1799, (1944). Birds with a nest of eggs among varieties of roses, illustration after Robert John Thornton from his " Temple of Flora or Garden of Nature"

Sticklebacks, 1879, (1943). Creator: Alexander Francis Lydon
Sticklebacks, 1879, (1943). River fish displaying mating behaviour. The female lays her eggs in a nest which the male has built. The males develop a red breast during the mating period

This One Hasn t. c1911, (1913). Artist: Herbert Ponting
This One Hasn t. c1911, (1913). One of a pair of images, the other of which is captioned This Penguin Has An Industrious Mate, and shows a penguin on a well built nest

This Penguin Has An Industrious Mate, c1911, (1913). Artist: Herbert Ponting
This Penguin Has An Industrious Mate, c1911, (1913). The final expedition of British Antarctic explorer Captain Robert Falcon Scott (1868-1912) left London on 1 June 1910 bound for the South Pole

Cormorants Nests, Farne Islands, c1896. Artist: M Aunty
Cormorants Nests, Farne Islands, c1896. From Pictorial England and Wales. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris & Melbourne, c1896]

The Marvellous Colour of Humming-Birds, 1935. From The Popular Science Educator, Volume 2, edited by Charles Ray. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London]

Common Cormorant, Phalacrocorax Carbo, 1845
Common Cormorant, Phalacrocorax Carbo. From The Birds of America by John J. Audubon. Pub. 1827-1838 (colour lithograph)

Eider Duck, Fuligula Mollissima, 1845
Eider Duck, Fuligula Mollissima. From The Birds of America by John J. Audubon. Pub. 1827-1838 (colour lithograph)

Roman Pontifical of Vic, manuscript on parchment made probably in the scriptorium of the Cathedral of Vic, c.1090

Engraving of a tree in the work Arbor Scientiae (Science Tree) copy printed in Barcelona in 1505 by Pere Posa, encyclopaedia written between 1295 and 1296 by the philosopher, theologian

Pontifical from Vic, manuscript on parchment made in the scriptorium of the Cathedral of Vic, first half of the 12th century

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

Honey-Eater, (Meliphagidae), c1850, (1856)
Honey-Eater, (Meliphagidae), c1850, 1856. From Bible Natural History: containing a Description of Quadrupeds, Birds, Trees, Plants, Insects, Etc, Mentioned in the Holy Scriptures

Starling, c19th century

Willow-Wren - Phyllos copus tro chilus, c1910, (1910). Artist: George James Rankin
Willow-Wren - Phyllos copus tro chilus, c1910, (1910).. From Britains Birds and Their Nests, by A. Landsborough Thomson. [The Waverley Book Company, Limited, W. & R

Goldcrest - Reg ulus crista tus, c1910, (1910). Artist: George James Rankin
Goldcrest - Reg ulus crista tus, c1910, (1910). From Britains Birds and Their Nests, by A. Landsborough Thomson. [The Waverley Book Company, Limited, W. & R

Blackcap - Syl via atricapil la, c1910, (1910). Artist: George James Rankin
Blackcap - Syl via atricapil la, c1910, (1910). From Britains Birds and Their Nests, by A. Landsborough Thomson. [The Waverley Book Company, Limited, W. & R

Garden-Warbler - Syl via horten sis, c1910, (1910). Artist: George James Rankin
Garden-Warbler - Syl via horten sis, c1910, (1910). From Britains Birds and Their Nests, by A. Landsborough Thomson. [The Waverley Book Company, Limited, W. & R

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