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Engraved plate of a black and white duck standing on a muddy shore with grasses and a distant boat.

Sir William Jardine's illustrations of the duck tribe - Plate 4

From: Sir William Jardine's illustrations of the duck tribe, 1840

Hand-coloured plate of a sooty flycatcher with dark plumage and white underside perched on a pale branch.

A selection of the birds of Brazil and Mexico - Plate 69

From: A selection of the birds of Brazil and Mexico, 1841

Hand-coloured plate of a red and green black-capped lory perched on a branch, labelled Lorius domicella.

Illustrations of the family of Psittacidœ, or parrots - Plate 37

or parrots From: Illustrations of the family of Psittacidœ, 1832

Colour plate of sixteen bird eggs in four rows, labelled as wagtail and pipit species, with dark and reddish speckling.

A history of British birds - Plate 14

From: A history of British birds, 1883

Hand-coloured plate of a green-tailed hummingbird perched on a branch beside large red fruits, tail feathers fanned.

A selection of the birds of Brazil and Mexico - Plate 75

From: A selection of the birds of Brazil and Mexico, 1841

Hand-coloured plate of a green red-fronted parakeet with blue wings perched on a branch.

Illustrations of the family of Psittacidœ, or parrots - Plate 41

or parrots From: Illustrations of the family of Psittacidœ, 1832

Hand-colored plate of a finch perched on a bramble branch with red berries and white flowers.

The language of birds - Plate 9

From: The language of birds, 1837

Engraved plate of a mottled brown duck with a dark head beside reeds, labeled Cyanopterus pretensis.

Sir William Jardine's illustrations of the duck tribe - Plate 6

From: Sir William Jardine's illustrations of the duck tribe, 1840

Colour plate of nine speckled bird eggs labelled dotterel, killdeer plover, ringed plover, kentish plover and little ringed p

A history of British birds - Plate 26

From: A history of British birds, 1883

Hand-coloured plate of a blue-headed songbird with red wing patches perched on a leafy flowering branch.

The language of birds - Plate 10

From: The language of birds, 1837

Engraved plate of a swan named Cygnus Bewickii standing on rocks and grass at the water's edge.

Sir William Jardine's illustrations of the duck tribe - Plate 8

From: Sir William Jardine's illustrations of the duck tribe, 1840

Plate of nine labelled heron and egret eggs in three rows, shaded in buff and olive tones.

A history of British birds - Plate 38

From: A history of British birds, 1883

Hand-coloured plate of a fanciful crested bird with spread wings perched on a branch with orange flowers.

The language of birds - Plate 11

From: The language of birds, 1837

Pencil drawing of a seated man reaching toward a hanging bird nest in a tree beside water, with woods behind.

Birds' nesting in India - Plate (page 14)

From: Birds' nesting in India, 1877

Coloured plate 49 showing nine speckled bird eggs of black tern, noddy, white-winged black tern and whiskered tern.

A history of British birds - Plate 49

From: A history of British birds, 1883

Coloured plate of a loggerhead shrike nest among thorny branches with green leaves and three eggs at right.

Illustrations of the nests and eggs of birds of Ohio - Plate IX

From: Illustrations of the nests and eggs of birds of Ohio, 1886

Pencil-style plate of a tall tree with a large nest and two birds perched in its crown above a flat landscape.

Birds' nesting in India - Plate (page 79)

From: Birds' nesting in India, 1877

Colour plate of twelve bird eggs in four rows, labelled sparrow hawk, kestrel, red-footed falcon, lesser kestrel, merlin and

A history of British birds - Plate 4

From: A history of British birds, 1883

Colored plate of a warbler nest on a leafy branch with three speckled eggs beside it, captioned Dendroeca aestiva.

Illustrations of the nests and eggs of birds of Ohio - Plate XV

From: Illustrations of the nests and eggs of birds of Ohio, 1886

Pencil drawing of a rounded bird nest attached to forked twigs, labelled nest of the thick billed flower pecker.

Birds' nesting in India - Plate (page 86)

From: Birds' nesting in India, 1877

Hand-coloured engraving of a male and female pinnated grouse with a leafy branch and rocky ground.

Illustrations of the game birds of North America - Plate (page 11)

From: Illustrations of the game birds of North America, 1835

Coloured plate of a yellow-breasted chat nest of woven twigs among green leaves, with three speckled eggs below.

Illustrations of the nests and eggs of birds of Ohio - Plate XX

From: Illustrations of the nests and eggs of birds of Ohio, 1886

Pencil-style drawing of a tree trunk with a bird nest, leaves, twigs and a hanging fruit, from an 1877 book on Indian birds.

Birds' nesting in India - Plate (page 95)

From: Birds' nesting in India, 1877

Four speckled bird eggs in a plate titled American Golden Plover, arranged in two rows on a cream background.

Eggs of British birds - Plate 3

From: Eggs of British birds, 1895

Colour plate of a chipping sparrow nest on an apple branch with three speckled blue eggs below.

Illustrations of the nests and eggs of birds of Ohio - Plate XXVI

From: Illustrations of the nests and eggs of birds of Ohio, 1886

Shaded pencil sketch of a rocky outcrop with ridges, labeled as the breeding place of the terns, on a cream page.

Birds' nesting in India - Plate (page 109)

From: Birds' nesting in India, 1877

Hand-coloured plate of a male and female redstart and two robins perched on a mossy branch.

A natural history of British birds - Plate (page 11)

From: A natural history of British birds, 1775

Coloured plate of a blue-winged yellow warbler nest in grass and stems, with a perched bird and three speckled eggs.

Illustrations of the nests and eggs of birds of Ohio - Plate XXXII

From: Illustrations of the nests and eggs of birds of Ohio, 1886

Pencil drawing of a cup-shaped bird nest wedged between two thorny branches, with fibres trailing below.

Birds' nesting in India - Plate (page 130)

From: Birds' nesting in India, 1877

Wood engraving of an owl on a branch surrounded by songbirds, with a second group of birds on the ground below, titled The Tr

Among the birds - Plate (page 10)

From: Among the birds, 1868