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Handled jar with human-headed bird design, Iran, 12th-13th century AD, luster ware pottery - Matsuoka Museum of Art - Tokyo, Japan - DSC07300

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Bowl with bird, Teruel, Spain, mid 18th century AD, ceramic - Museo Nacional de Artes Decorativas - Madrid, Spain - DSC08210

Scarlet Bird and Pushou tomb doors, 2 of 2, China, Eastern Han dynasty, 25-220 AD, stone - Sichuan Provincial Museum - Chengdu, China - DSC04752

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Bracelet, Peru, Chimu, north coast, c. 700-1470 AD, shell, cord cotton - Krannert Art Museum, UIUC - DSC06461

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Paper casket, Ferdinand Semmelroth, Nuremberg, c. 1910, Tujawood, mother-of-pearl, ivory, inside veneered with gray bird-maple - Germanisches Nationalmuseum - Nuremberg, Germany - DSC03106

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Federal dressing chest with mirror, Thomas Seymour, 1805-1810, mahogany, birds-eye maple - Currier Museum of Art - Manchester, NH - DSC07649

Female human effigy bottle with two horrible birds, Nasca, Peru, Middle Transitional Phase 5, ceramic - Meso-American collection - Peabody Museum, Harvard University - DSC05931

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Eend met kuikens bij waterkant (1878–1909) print in high resolution by Theo van Hoytema.

Christmas Card Depicting Children and Birds (1865–1899) by L. Prang & Co.

Maned Goose (Bernicla jubata) illustrated by Elizabeth Gould (1804–1841) for John Gould’s (1804-1881) Birds of Australia (1972 Edition, 8 volumes). Digitally enhanced from our own facsimile book (1972 Edition, 8 volumes).

Winter Landscape with Bird Trap, detail, by Pieter Brueghel the Younger, late 1500s to early 1600s, oil on panel - National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo - DSC08414

New Holland Goshawk (Astur Nova-Hollandix) illustrated by Elizabeth Gould (1804–1841) for John Gould’s (1804-1881) Birds of Australia (1972 Edition, 8 volumes). Digitally enhanced from our own facsimile book (1972 Edition, 8 volumes).

Westren Brown Hawk (Ieracidea occidentalis) illustrated by Elizabeth Gould (1804–1841) for John Gould’s (1804-1881) Birds of Australia (1972 Edition, 8 volumes). Digitally enhanced from our own facsimile book (1972 Edition, 8 volumes).

Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna arcuata) illustrated by Elizabeth Gould (1804–1841) for John Gould’s (1804-1881) Birds of Australia (1972 Edition, 8 volumes). Digitally enhanced from our own facsimile book (1972 Edition, 8 volumes).

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Guttural Pachycephala (Pachycephala gutturalis) illustrated by Elizabeth Gould (1804–1841) for John Gould’s (1804-1881) Birds of Australia (1972 Edition, 8 volumes). Digitally enhanced from our own facsimile book (1972 Edition, 8 volumes).

Chestnut-rumped Acanthiza (Acanthiza uropygialis) illustrated by Elizabeth Gould (1804–1841) for John Gould’s (1804-1881) Birds of Australia (1972 Edition, 8 volumes). Digitally enhanced from our own facsimile book (1972 Edition, 8 volumes).

Boobook Owl (Athene boobook) illustrated by Elizabeth Gould (1804–1841) for John Gould’s (1804-1881) Birds of Australia (1972 Edition, 8 volumes). Digitally enhanced from our own facsimile book (1972 Edition, 8 volumes).

Great Acanthiza (Acanthiza magna) illustrated by Elizabeth Gould (1804–1841) for John Gould’s (1804-1881) Birds of Australia (1972 Edition, 8 volumes). Digitally enhanced from our own facsimile book (1972 Edition, 8 volumes).

Spotless Egret (Herodias immaculata) illustrated by Elizabeth Gould (1804–1841) for John Gould’s (1804-1881) Birds of Australia (1972 Edition, 8 volumes). Digitally enhanced from our own facsimile book (1972 Edition, 8 volumes).

153. Seaside Finch (Ammodramus maritimus) 154. Quail-head (Ammodramus caudacutus) 155. Savannah Bunting (Emberiza savana) illustration from Zoology of New York (1842–1844) by James Ellsworth De Kay.

28. The American Barn Owl (Strix pratincola) 29. The Great Gray Owl (Syrnium cinereum) illustration from Zoology of New York (1842–1844) by James Ellsworth De Kay.

Common Buzzard (Buteo buteo intermedius) illustrated by the von Wright brothers. Digitally enhanced from our own 1929 folio version of Svenska Fåglar Efter Naturen Och Pa Sten Ritade.

Emu Wren (tipiturus malachurus) illustrated by Elizabeth Gould (1804–1841) for John Gould’s (1804-1881) Birds of Australia (1972 Edition, 8 volumes). Digitally enhanced from our own facsimile book (1972 Edition, 8 volumes).

Soft-plumaged Petrel (Procellaria mollis) illustrated by Elizabeth Gould (1804–1841) for John Gould’s (1804-1881) Birds of Australia (1972 Edition, 8 volumes). Digitally enhanced from our own facsimile book (1972 Edition, 8 volumes).

Merlin female (Falco aesalon) illustrated by the von Wright brothers. Digitally enhanced from our own 1929 folio version of Svenska Fåglar Efter Naturen Och Pa Sten Ritade.

Bohemian Waxwing (Ampelis garrulus) illustrated by the von Wright brothers. Digitally enhanced from our own 1929 folio version of Svenska Fåglar Efter Naturen Och Pa Sten Ritade.

Wonga-wonga Pigeon (Leucosarcia picata) illustrated by Elizabeth Gould (1804–1841) for John Gould’s (1804-1881) Birds of Australia (1972 Edition, 8 volumes). Digitally enhanced from our own facsimile book (1972 Edition, 8 volumes).

Australian Gannet (Sula Australis) illustrated by Elizabeth Gould (1804–1841) for John Gould’s (1804-1881) Birds of Australia (1972 Edition, 8 volumes). Digitally enhanced from our own facsimile book (1972 Edition, 8 volumes).

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246. Blue-winged Teal (Anas discors) 247. Wood Duck (Anas sponsa) illustration from Zoology of New York (1842–1844) by James Ellsworth De Kay.

Grey-headed Wagtail (MOTACILLA (BUDYTES) FLAVA THUNBERGI) illustrated by the von Wright brothers. Digitally enhanced from our own 1929 folio version of Svenska Fåglar Efter Naturen Och Pa Sten Ritade.

Field Reed Lark Calamanthus campestris) illustrated by Elizabeth Gould (1804–1841) for John Gould’s (1804-1881) Birds of Australia (1972 Edition, 8 volumes). Digitally enhanced from our own facsimile book (1972 Edition, 8 volumes).

1. Black-fronted dotterel (Aegialitis nigrifrons) 2. Lesser sand-plover (Aegialitis monachus) 3. Double-banded plover (Aegialitis bicinctus) illustrated from A Synopsis of the Birds of Australia and the Adjacent Islands (1837) by John Gould (1804-1881).

Grey-headed Blackbird (Merula poliocephala) illustrated by Elizabeth Gould (1804–1841) for John Gould’s (1804-1881) Birds of Australia (1972 Edition, 8 volumes). Digitally enhanced from our own facsimile book (1972 Edition, 8 volumes).

Lesser Redpole, Goldfinch Male & Female, Siskin, Reed Bunting, and Golden Crested Wren from A history of the earth and animated nature (1820) by Oliver Goldsmith (1730-1774). Digitally enhanced from our own original edition.

Masked Grass Finch (Poephila personata) illustrated by Elizabeth Gould (1804–1841) for John Gould’s (1804-1881) Birds of Australia (1972 Edition, 8 volumes). Digitally enhanced from our own facsimile book (1972 Edition, 8 volumes).

246. Blue-winged Teal (Anas discors) 247. Wood Duck (Anas sponsa) illustration from Zoology of New York (1842–1844) by James Ellsworth De Kay.

Crimson-bellied Parakeet (Psephotus haematogaster) illustrated by Elizabeth Gould (1804–1841) for John Gould’s (1804-1881) Birds of Australia (1972 Edition, 8 volumes). Digitally enhanced from our own facsimile book (1972 Edition, 8 volumes).

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Common cuckoo-male (Cuculus canorus) illustrated by the von Wright brothers. Digitally enhanced from our own 1929 folio version of Svenska Fåglar Efter Naturen Och Pa Sten Ritade.

Rufous Tree-Creeper (Climacteris rufa) illustrated by Elizabeth Gould (1804–1841) for John Gould’s (1804-1881) Birds of Australia (1972 Edition, 8 volumes). Digitally enhanced from our own facsimile book (1972 Edition, 8 volumes).

Plain-coloured Finch (Amadina modesta) illustrated by Elizabeth Gould (1804–1841) for John Gould’s (1804-1881) Birds of Australia (1972 Edition, 8 volumes). Digitally enhanced from our own facsimile book (1972 Edition, 8 volumes).

Common quail (Coturnix coturnix) illustrated by the von Wright brothers. Digitally enhanced from our own 1929 folio version of Svenska Fåglar Efter Naturen Och Pa Sten Ritade.

Lappmes (Parus cinctus) illustrated by the von Wright brothers. Digitally enhanced from our own 1929 folio version of Svenska Fåglar Efter Naturen Och Pa Sten Ritade.

1. Javan Hen (Gallus furcatus); 2. Lord Stanley's Hen (Gallus Stanleyi); 3. Bank's Hen (Gallus Bankiva) from Illustrations of Indian zoology (1830-1834) by John Edward Gray (1800-1875).

Glossy Ibis (Falcinellus igneus) illustrated by Elizabeth Gould (1804–1841) for John Gould’s (1804-1881) Birds of Australia (1972 Edition, 8 volumes). Digitally enhanced from our own facsimile book (1972 Edition, 8 volumes).

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Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) illustrated by the von Wright brothers. Digitally enhanced from our own 1929 folio version of Svenska Fåglar Efter Naturen Och Pa Sten Ritade.

Kerstkaart met drie pelikanen (1878–1917) print in high resolution by Theo van Hoytema.

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White Dotted Eagle (Aquila punctata) from Illustrations of Indian zoology (1830-1834) by John Edward Gray (1800-1875).

Copied paintings from the tombs of Nevoethph and Menothph from Monuments de l'Égypte et de la Nubie (1835–1845) by Jean François Champollion (1790–1832).

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Cock illustrated by Charles Dessalines D' Orbigny (1806-1876). Digitally enhanced from our own 1892 edition of Dictionnaire Universel D'histoire Naturelle.

Yellow-rumped Finch (Donacola flaviprymna, Gould) illustrated by Elizabeth Gould (1804–1841) for John Gould’s (1804-1881) Birds of Australia (1972 Edition, 8 volumes). Digitally enhanced from our own facsimile book (1972 Edition, 8 volumes).

Superb Fruit Pigeon (Ptilinopus superbus) illustrated by Elizabeth Gould (1804–1841) for John Gould’s (1804-1881) Birds of Australia (1972 Edition, 8 volumes). Digitally enhanced from our own facsimile book (1972 Edition, 8 volumes).

Dish with flower and bird design, China, Jingdezhen kiln, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period, 1662-1722, overglaze enamels and gold - Matsuoka Museum of Art - Tokyo, Japan - DSC07226

Tall clock, clockworks by Levi Hutchins, cabinet-maker unknown, c. 1810, curly maple, pine, with birds-eye maple, rosewood, satinwood veneers - Currier Museum of Art - Manchester, NH - DSC07670

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Square tile with inscription, birds, and flowers, Iran, Ilkhanic period, c. 1270 AD, fritware molded and painted with blue and luster over white glaze - Sackler Museum - Harvard University - DSC01922

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Composite Sculpture of Human Bust, Birds, and Taotie Mask, China, Shang or Western Zhou period, 12th-10th century BC, nephrite - Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Harvard University - DSC00746

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Mirror with cherry blossom and paired birds design, Toshihito Jinja Sutra Mound, Shimonomoto, Higashimatsuyama-shi, Saitama, Kamakura period, 1100s- Tokyo National Museum - Ueno Park, Tokyo, Japan - DSC09237

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Stylized Fan-Shaped Pendant with Decoration of Birds and Flowers, Japan, Kamakura period, 13th century AD, gilt bronze - Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Harvard University - DSC01157

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Kesi fragment with flowering plant, bird, and best design on red, purple, and black bands, China, Yuan dynasty, 1200s-1300s AD, textile - Tokyo National Museum - Tokyo, Japan - DSC08437

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Kotyle with birds, panthers, and goats in Wild Style, Greek, Corinthian, c. 580 BC, black and red slip painted on earthenware - Krannert Art Museum, UIUC - DSC06543

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Mirror with maple and paired birds design, Asahiyama Sutra Mound, Oka, Ito-shi, Shizuoka, Heian period, 1100s AD, bronze - Tokyo National Museum - Ueno Park, Tokyo, Japan - DSC09253

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Mirror with chrysanthemum and paired birds design, Asahiyama Sutra Mound, Oka, Ito-shi, Shizuoka, Heian period, 1100s AD, bronze - Tokyo National Museum - Ueno Park, Tokyo, Japan - DSC09249

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Psi-figurine, Greek, Mycenaean, Late Helladic IIIB, c. 1340-1190 BC, painted terracotta - Middlebury College Museum of Art - Middlebury, VT - DSC08003

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Sake Ewer, Imari ware, Kokutani gosai-de type, Edo period, 17th century, bird and flower design in overglaze enamel - Tokyo National Museum - DSC05309

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Five-panel screen with phoenixes and birds in landscape, China, probably Guangzhou, Qianlong period, probably 1775 AD or before, cloisonne, gilding, zitan and nan wood - Peabody Essex Museum - DSC07952

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Human head with bird head helmet, Maya, Mexico, Veracruz, 700-900 AD, stone - Meso-American collection - Peabody Museum, Harvard University - DSC05981

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Kesi fragment with peony, dragon, phoenix, flower, bird, and deer design on red ground, China, Yuan dynasty, 1200s-1300s AD, textile - Tokyo National Museum - Tokyo, Japan - DSC08439

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Dressing case and mirror with flowers, bats, birds, and insects, China, late 1700s to 1800s AD, wood, sapphire, tourmaline, jadeite, pearls, lapis lazuli, rubies, glass, etc - Peabody Essex Museum - DSC08021

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Black-throated Honey-eater (Melithreptus gularis) illustrated by Elizabeth Gould (1804–1841) for John Gould’s (1804-1881) Birds of Australia (1972 Edition, 8 volumes). Digitally enhanced from our own facsimile book (1972 Edition, 8 volumes).

Snowy owl (Nyctea Scandiaca) illustrated by the von Wright brothers. Digitally enhanced from our own 1929 folio version of Svenska Fåglar Efter Naturen Och Pa Sten Ritade.

Slender-billed Spine-bill (Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris) illustrated by Elizabeth Gould (1804–1841) for John Gould’s (1804-1881) Birds of Australia (1972 Edition, 8 volumes). Digitally enhanced from our own facsimile book (1972 Edition, 8 volumes).

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Azure Kingfisher (Alcyone azurea) illustrated by Elizabeth Gould (1804–1841) for John Gould’s (1804-1881) Birds of Australia (1972 Edition, 8 volumes). Digitally enhanced from our own facsimile book (1972 Edition, 8 volumes).

Yellow-billed Albatros (Diomedea chlororhynchos) illustrated by Elizabeth Gould (1804–1841) for John Gould’s (1804-1881) Birds of Australia (1972 Edition, 8 volumes). Digitally enhanced from our own facsimile book (1972 Edition, 8 volumes).

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Blue Reef Heron (Herodias jugularis) illustrated by Elizabeth Gould (1804–1841) for John Gould’s (1804-1881) Birds of Australia (1972 Edition, 8 volumes). Digitally enhanced from our own facsimile book (1972 Edition, 8 volumes).

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Chestnut-backed Groud Thrush (Cinclosoma castanotus) illustrated by Elizabeth Gould (1804–1841) for John Gould’s (1804-1881) Birds of Australia (1972 Edition, 8 volumes). Digitally enhanced from our own facsimile book (1972 Edition, 8 volumes).

Long-billed Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus longirostris) illustrated by Elizabeth Gould (1804–1841) for John Gould’s (1804-1881) Birds of Australia (1972 Edition, 8 volumes). Digitally enhanced from our own facsimile book (1972 Edition, 8 volumes).

Gyr Falcon, Goshawk, Kite or Glead, Peregrine Falcon, and Kestril (Female) from A history of the earth and animated nature (1820) by Oliver Goldsmith (1730-1774). Digitally enhanced from our own original edition.

Merlin female (Falco aesalon) illustrated by the von Wright brothers. Digitally enhanced from our own 1929 folio version of Svenska Fåglar Efter Naturen Och Pa Sten Ritade.

Oiseaux. Libellules. Mouches. Chauve-souris. Écureuils et noisettes. Cygnes, bordures from L'animal dans la décoration (1897) illustrated by Maurice Pillard Verneuil.

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Bestelkaart voor 'Hoe de vogels aan een koning kwamen' (1892) print in high resolution by Theo van Hoytema.

White-banded Eagle (Aquila bifasciata) from Illustrations of Indian zoology (1830-1834) by John Edward Gray (1800-1875).

Indian peafowl (Pavo Cristatus) illustrated by Charles Dessalines D' Orbigny (1806-1876). Digitally enhanced from our own 1892 edition of Dictionnaire Universel D'histoire Naturelle.

Greaceful Ground Dove (Geopelia cuneata) illustrated by Elizabeth Gould (1804–1841) for John Gould’s (1804-1881) Birds of Australia (1972 Edition, 8 volumes). Digitally enhanced from our own facsimile book (1972 Edition, 8 volumes).

Common chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita) and House Sparrow female (Passer domesticus) illustrated by the von Wright brothers. Digitally enhanced from our own 1929 folio version of Svenska Fåglar Efter Naturen Och Pa Sten Ritade.

Ornithology from A history of the earth and animated nature (1820) by Oliver Goldsmith (1730-1774). Digitally enhanced from our own original edition.

Oinochoe with friezes of riders, warriors, and birds with geometric patterns, Greek, c. 700 BC, red-slip painted earthenware in the Geometric style - Krannert Art Museum, UIUC - DSC06679

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Salvilla with bird, Teruel, Spain, 18th-19th century AD, ceramic - Museo Nacional de Artes Decorativas - Madrid, Spain - DSC08211

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Food Box, view 1, Ryukyu, Second Sho Dynasty, Ryukyu Kingdom, 18th century, lacquered wood with bird and flower design in mother-of-pearl inlay - Tokyo National Museum - DSC05425

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Covered hexagonal jar with flower and bird design, Japan, Arita, Edo period, 1670s to 1690s AD, enamelled Imari ware in Kakiemon style - Matsuoka Museum of Art - Tokyo, Japan - DSC07306

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Eight-lobed mirror with auspicious flower and luan birds, excavated at Mt Tsuwado peak, Mukuno, Yamaga-machi, Kitsuki-shi, Oita, Nara period, 700s AD, bronze - Tokyo National Museum - Tokyo, Japan - DSC09321

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Tree with birds and cicadas, Henan province, China, Eastern Han dynasty, 1st-3rd century AD, earthenware with amber and lead-green glaze - Portland Art Museum - Portland, Oregon - DSC08592

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Tall clock, clockworks by Levi Hutchins, cabinet-maker unknown, detail, c. 1810, curly maple, pine, with birds-eye maple, rosewood, satinwood veneers - Currier Museum of Art - Manchester, NH - DSC07672

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Oinochoe with owl, sphinx, bird, panthers, Greek, Corinthian, c. 600-590 BC, black, red, and white slip painted on earthenware - Krannert Art Museum, UIUC - DSC06548

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Mirror with quifeng bird design, China, 200s AD, from Nasu Hachimanzuka Tumulus, Nakagawa-machi, Tochigi, Kofun period, 300s AD, bronze - Tokyo National Museum - Ueno Park, Tokyo, Japan - DSC09143

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Mirror with flower and paired birds design, excavated at Hakusan Jinja Sutra Mound, Nakayama, Hachioji-shi, Tokyo, Heian period, 1100s AD, bronze - Tokyo National Museum - Ueno Park, Tokyo, Japan - DSC09229

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Large Vase by Taizan Yohei IX (1856-1922), 1892 World's Columbian Exposition, bird and flower design in overglaze enamels and gold - Tokyo National Museum - DSC05571

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Perched magpies. Illustration from Seitei Kacho Gafu (1890–1891) by Wantanabe Seitei, a prominent Kacho-ga artist. Digitally enhanced from our own original edition.

Somateria spectabilis illustrated by the von Wright brothers. Digitally enhanced from our own 1929 folio version of Svenska Fåglar Efter Naturen Och Pa Sten Ritade.

Vinous-tinted Blackbird (Merula vinitincta) illustrated by Elizabeth Gould (1804–1841) for John Gould’s (1804-1881) Birds of Australia (1972 Edition, 8 volumes). Digitally enhanced from our own facsimile book (1972 Edition, 8 volumes).

Yellow-breasted Robin (Eopsaltria Australis) illustrated by Elizabeth Gould (1804–1841) for John Gould’s (1804-1881) Birds of Australia (1972 Edition, 8 volumes). Digitally enhanced from our own facsimile book (1972 Edition, 8 volumes).

Corbeaux, bordure au pochoir; cigales et chardons, étoffe imprimée from L'animal dans la décoration (1897) illustrated by Maurice Pillard Verneuil.

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