Tail Feather Collection

Peacocks, 1683. Creator: Melchior d Hondecoeter
Peacocks, 1683

Fork-tailed Flycatcher, Rocky Mountain Anteater, and Female Golden-winged Warbler

Peacock and Peahen with Flowering Prunus, c1840-1850. Creator: Mori Ippô
Peacock and Peahen with Flowering Prunus, c1840-1850

Peacock and Peahen with Chick and Peonies, c1840-50. Creator: Mori Ippô
Peacock and Peahen with Chick and Peonies, c1840-50. The season is summer, and there is order in the world: on the left, poppa peacock, big rock, and white peonies; on the right, momma peahen

Pair of Okimono in the Form of Cockerels, 19th century. Creator: Unknown
Pair of Okimono in the Form of Cockerels, 19th century

Okimono in the Form of a Seated Cockerel on a Branch and Rockery, 19th century. Creator: Unknown
Okimono in the Form of a Seated Cockerel on a Branch and Rockery, 19th century

Okimono in the Form of a Small Cockerel, 19th century. Creator: Unknown
Okimono in the Form of a Small Cockerel, 19th century

Eight turkeys, 1892. Creator: Theo van Hoytema
Eight turkeys, 1892

Anthropoides paradisea (Blue crane or Stanley crane), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Anthropoides paradisea (Blue crane or Stanley crane), 1777-1786

Struthio camelus (Ostrich), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Struthio camelus (Ostrich), 1777-1786. Bird study: Maljesstruisvogel (Struthio Camelus) with Rhenish (Rijnlandse) scale; occurs in many places in the Cape

Oena capensis (Namaqua dove), c.1778. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Oena capensis (Namaqua dove), c.1778

Oena capensis (Namaqua dove), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Oena capensis (Namaqua dove), 1777-1786

Oena capensis (Namaqua dove), 1778. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Oena capensis (Namaqua dove), 1778

Clamator jacobinus (Jacobin cuckoo), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Clamator jacobinus (Jacobin cuckoo), 1777-1786

Apaloderma narina (Narina Trogon), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Apaloderma narina (Narina Trogon), 1777-1786. Bird study: Bosloerie (Apaloderma Narina). Gordon calls this another Couroucouc (K) OU, but there is only one species in southern Africa

Promerops cafer (Cape sugarbird), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Promerops cafer (Cape sugarbird), 1777-1786

Falco tinnunculus (Common kestrel), 1778. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Falco tinnunculus (Common kestrel), 1778

Dutch cuckoo, 1770-1787. Creator: Jan Brandes
Dutch cuckoo, 1770-1787. Dutch cuckoo on a tree stump. The inscription refers to a similar animal that Brandes shot in Batavia. Part of Jan Brandes sketchbook, dl. 1 (1808), p. 205

Cape pigeon, 1787. Creator: Jan Brandes
Cape pigeon, 1787. Amakoea pigeon that occurs on the Cape of Good Hope. With inscription. Part of Jan Brandes sketchbook, dl. 1 (1808), p. 115

Bird of Paradise, 1785. Creator: Jan Brandes
Bird of Paradise, 1785

Four pheasants, 1864-1936. Creator: Johannes Cornelis van Essen
Four pheasants, 1864-1936

Anthropoides paradisea (Blue crane or Stanley crane), 1777-1786. Creators: Robert Jacob Gordon, Johannes Schumacher
Anthropoides paradisea (Blue crane or Stanley crane), 1777-1786

The modern poster, c1895. Creator: William H Bradley
The modern poster, c1895

Eagle on a snowy pine, c.1850. Creator: Kishi Renzan
Eagle on a snowy pine, c.1850

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

Rooster Perched on Mortar, c. 1720 / 36. Creator: Okumura Masanobu
Rooster Perched on Mortar, c. 1720/36

Male Pheasant, from The Picture Book of Realistic Paintings of Hokusai (Hokusai)
Male Pheasant, from The Picture Book of Realistic Paintings of Hokusai (Hokusai shashin gafu), Japan, c. 1814

Peacock, n. d. Creator: Thomas Bewick
Peacock, n.d

Bird with Flat Tail, Geometric Period (800-600 BCE). Creator: Unknown
Bird with Flat Tail, Geometric Period (800-600 BCE)

Miniature Figure in the Form of a Bird with Exaggerated Tailfeathers, c. A. D. 200
Miniature Figure in the Form of a Bird with Exaggerated Tailfeathers, c. A.D. 200

Fork-tailed Flycatcher, Gordonia lasianthus, 1840-44. Creator: John T. Bowen
Fork-tailed Flycatcher, Gordonia lasianthus, 1840-44. From The Birds of America from Drawings Made in the United States

Pa. German Toy Rooster, c. 1939. Creator: Frank Budash
Pa. German Toy Rooster, c. 1939

Bird of Paradise (Paradisea apoda), published 1875-1888

Urocissa magnirostris, probably 1850 / 1883. Creators: John Gould
Urocissa magnirostris, probably 1850/1883

Urocissa cucullata, probably 1850 / 1883. Creators: John Gould, Henry Constantine Richter
Urocissa cucullata, probably 1850/1883

Phasianus Versicolor. Creator: William Home Lizars
Phasianus Versicolor

Diphyllodes chrysoptera (Magnificent Bird of Paradise). Creators: John Gould
Diphyllodes chrysoptera (Magnificent Bird of Paradise)

Two Birds, One with Very Long Tailfeathers, and Blue Butterfly, published 1745

Fedoa Americana pectore ruso, 1740. Creator: George Edwards
Fedoa Americana pectore ruso, 1740

Yellow-Breasted Sun Bird, from the Birds of the Tropics series (N5) for Allen &
Yellow-Breasted Sun Bird, from the Birds of the Tropics series (N5) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes Brands, 1889

Lyre Bird, from the Birds of the Tropics series (N5) for Allen &
Lyre Bird, from the Birds of the Tropics series (N5) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes Brands, 1889

Java Peacock, from the Birds of the Tropics series (N5) for Allen &
Java Peacock, from the Birds of the Tropics series (N5) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes Brands, 1889

Crimson Topaz, from the Birds of the Tropics series (N5) for Allen &
Crimson Topaz, from the Birds of the Tropics series (N5) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes Brands, 1889

Magnificent Bird of Paradise, from the Birds of the Tropics series (N5) for Allen &
Magnificent Bird of Paradise, from the Birds of the Tropics series (N5) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes Brands, 1889

Red Bird of Paradise, from the Birds of the Tropics series (N5) for Allen &
Red Bird of Paradise, from the Birds of the Tropics series (N5) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes Brands, 1889

Jungle Fowl, from the Birds of the Tropics series (N5) for Allen &
Jungle Fowl, from the Birds of the Tropics series (N5) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes Brands, 1889

Great Bird of Paradise, from the Birds of the Tropics series (N5) for Allen &
Great Bird of Paradise, from the Birds of the Tropics series (N5) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes Brands, 1889

Quetzal, from the Birds of the Tropics series (N5) for Allen &
Quetzal, from the Birds of the Tropics series (N5) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes Brands, 1889

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