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Bird's foot trefoil (Lotus corniculatus) and common vetch (Lathyrus pratensis): entire flowering plants. Coloured etching by A. Duménil, c. 1865, after P. Naudin.
Naudin, Philibert, active 1870.Date: [1865]Reference: 24682i
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The complete bird-fancyer, or bird-fancyer's recreation. Containing The very best instructions for taking, catching, feeding, breeding, and rearing, All Sorts of Song-Birds; particularly, Canary-Birds, Nightingales, Larks, Black-Birds, Thrushes, Sterlings, Linnets, Goldfinches, Bullfinches, Robins, &c. Together with an account of all their distempers, and the best Methods of curing them. Also the surest Means of distinguishing the Cock from the Hen, and of learning them to sing to the greatest Perfection. By George Wright, who has made the rearing Birds his Diversion near Twenty Years. The Lovers of Harmony reading this Book, May the Moments of Pleasure prolong, For here we are taught by the Feather and Look, To judge of the Bird and the Song.
Wright, George, bird-fancier.Date: [1795?]
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A performance of the play Birds by Aristophanes. Etching by Henry Gillard Glindoni.
Glindoni, Henry Gillard, 1852-1913.Reference: 32433i
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M0002693: Birds-eye view of restored Temple of Deir El Bahari
Date: 01 January 1932Reference: WT/D/1/20/1/22/72
Part of: Wellcome Trust Corporate Archive
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Birds of an Indian garden / by T. Bainbrigge Fletcher and C. M. Inglis.
Fletcher, T. Bainbrigge (Thomas Bainbrigge)Date: 1924
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Laboratory animal management : wild birds / Committee on Birds, Institute of Laboratory Animal Resources, National Research Council.
Institute of Laboratory Animal Resources (U.S.). Committee on Birds.Date: 1977
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M0002866: Birds-eye view of restored Temple of Deir El Bahari
Date: 05 March 1932Reference: WT/D/1/20/1/24/24
Part of: Wellcome Trust Corporate Archive
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'Lecture on Birds and Their Habits, Shamley Green Branch of British Legion'
Date: 21 Jan 1948Reference: PP/CPB/H.3/8
Part of: Blacker, Carlos Paton FRCP (1895-1975)
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Birds of the garden shown in their natural surroundings. Coloured lithograph by P. Trap.
Reference: 43132i
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Birds of our country : their eggs, nests, life, haunts and identification / [Frank Finn].
Finn, Frank, 1868-1932.Date: 1922-1923
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Birds of the river estuary shown in their natural surroundings. Coloured lithograph by P. Trap.
Reference: 43151i
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M0005785: The Creation of Birds and Fishes, from Nash: Genesis (1924)
Date: 11 October 1938Reference: WT/D/1/20/1/47/95
Part of: Wellcome Trust Corporate Archive
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The woody quiristers; or, the birds harmony. In two parts. When Birds could speak, and Women they Had neither good nor bad to say, The pretty Birds, fill'd with pain, Did to each other thus complain. Tune, The bird-catcher's delight. Enter'd according to order.
Date: 1760?]
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'Malaria (etc) of Birds Monkeys and Snakes continued from Malaria: General Notes and Research: Quartan Malaria'
Date: 1933-1953Reference: PP/PCG/B/19
Part of: Garnham, Professor Percy Cyril Claude
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Birds: seven figures, showing examples of various varieties. Chromolithograph by F. Gerasch after A. Gerasch, 1860/1880?.
Gerasch, August, 1822-1902.Date: [1860/1880?]Reference: 565156i
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An introduction to the birds of Australia / [John Gould].
Gould, John, 1804-1881.Date: 1848
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The new and complete bird-fancyer; or bird-fancyer's recreation and delight. Containing the newest and very best instructions for catching, taking, feeding, rearing, &c. all the various sorts of song-birds, Particularly, Nightingales, Larks, Goldfinches, Bullfinches, Robins, Canary-Birds, Black-Birds, Thrushes, Sterlings, Linnets, &c. &c. Including, among other Particulars, A full Account of all their several Distempers, and the best Methods of curing them. Likewise the surest Means of distinguishing the Cock from the Hen, and of learning them to sing to the greatest Perfection. Together with Many other useful Particulars relative to Singing Birds, too numerous to mention in a Title-Page. The whole revised, corrected, and improved, by Mr. William Thompson, Late Gardener to the Duke of Ancaster, and Author of New Gardeners Calendar; who has made the Management of Birds his favourite Study upwards of Twenty Years. Assisted by the most eminent Fancyers. Embellished with a beautiful frontispiece, elegantly designed and executed.
Thompson, William, 1759-1811.Date: [1783?]
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A catalogue of the collection of Mammalia and Birds in the Museum of the Army Medical Department, at Fort Pitt, Chatham.
Great Britain. Army Medical Services. Museum.Date: 1838
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The bird-fancier's recreation: being curious remarks on the nature of song-birds, with choice instructions concerning the taking, feeding, breeding and teaching them, and to know the Cock from the Hen. Also The Manner of taking Birds with Lime-Twigs, and the Preparations necessary thereto. With An Account of the Distempers incident to Song-Birds, and the Method to cure them.
Date: 1735
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Birds of prey gathered by a lakeside: falcon, heron, monkey, vulture, sea gull and eagle. Etching by J. Griffier after F. Barlow.
Barlow, Francis, 1622-1704.Reference: 42859i
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Birds of the crow family: four figures, including a crow, a raven and a rook. Chromolithograph by F. Gerasch after A. Gerasch, 1860/1880?.
Gerasch, August, 1822-1902.Date: [1860/1880?]Reference: 565167i
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Printed books : including the Leipzig collection of fine bindings and Audubon's Birds of America ... which will be sold on Friday, November 18, 1977.
Christie, Manson & Woods International Inc.Date: [1977]
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Curious and authentic memoirs concerning a late peace, Concluded between the rooks and jackdaws. Extracted from the general history of the Annual Assembly of Birds, and Other Undoubted Authorities.
Date: MDCCLXIII. [1763]
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The naturalist's pocket magazine; or, compleat cabinet of the curiosities and beauties of nature. Containing, elegant coloured prints of Birds, Fishes, Flowers, Insects, Quadrupeds, Shells, and other natural productions. With descriptions. Vol. VI.
Date: [1800]
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The naturalist's pocket magazine; or, compleat cabinet of the curiosities and beauties of nature. Containing, elegant coloured prints of Birds, Fishes, Flowers, Insects, Quadrupeds, Shells, and other natural productions. With descriptions. Vol. V.
Date: [1800]

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Bird's foot trefoil (Lotus corniculatus) and common vetch (Lathyrus pratensis): entire flowering plants. Coloured etching by A. Duménil, c. 1865, after P. Naudin.

A performance of the play Birds by Aristophanes. Etching by Henry Gillard Glindoni.

M0002693: Birds-eye view of restored Temple of Deir El Bahari

Birds of an Indian garden / by T. Bainbrigge Fletcher and C. M. Inglis.

Laboratory animal management : wild birds / Committee on Birds, Institute of Laboratory Animal Resources, National Research Council.

M0002866: Birds-eye view of restored Temple of Deir El Bahari

'Lecture on Birds and Their Habits, Shamley Green Branch of British Legion'

Birds of the garden shown in their natural surroundings. Coloured lithograph by P. Trap.

Birds of our country : their eggs, nests, life, haunts and identification / [Frank Finn].

Birds of the river estuary shown in their natural surroundings. Coloured lithograph by P. Trap.

M0005785: The Creation of Birds and Fishes, from Nash: Genesis (1924)

The woody quiristers; or, the birds harmony. In two parts. When Birds could speak, and Women they Had neither good nor bad to say, The pretty Birds, fill'd with pain, Did to each other thus complain. Tune, The bird-catcher's delight. Enter'd according to order.

'Malaria (etc) of Birds Monkeys and Snakes continued from Malaria: General Notes and Research: Quartan Malaria'

Birds: seven figures, showing examples of various varieties. Chromolithograph by F. Gerasch after A. Gerasch, 1860/1880?.

An introduction to the birds of Australia / [John Gould].

A catalogue of the collection of Mammalia and Birds in the Museum of the Army Medical Department, at Fort Pitt, Chatham.

Birds of prey gathered by a lakeside: falcon, heron, monkey, vulture, sea gull and eagle. Etching by J. Griffier after F. Barlow.

Birds of the crow family: four figures, including a crow, a raven and a rook. Chromolithograph by F. Gerasch after A. Gerasch, 1860/1880?.

Printed books : including the Leipzig collection of fine bindings and Audubon's Birds of America ... which will be sold on Friday, November 18, 1977.

Curious and authentic memoirs concerning a late peace, Concluded between the rooks and jackdaws. Extracted from the general history of the Annual Assembly of Birds, and Other Undoubted Authorities.

The naturalist's pocket magazine; or, compleat cabinet of the curiosities and beauties of nature. Containing, elegant coloured prints of Birds, Fishes, Flowers, Insects, Quadrupeds, Shells, and other natural productions. With descriptions. Vol. VI.

The naturalist's pocket magazine; or, compleat cabinet of the curiosities and beauties of nature. Containing, elegant coloured prints of Birds, Fishes, Flowers, Insects, Quadrupeds, Shells, and other natural productions. With descriptions. Vol. V.