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Two water birds: a moorhen and a crake. Coloured engraving.
Reference: 43119i- Books
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A manual of the game birds of India / by Eugene W. Oates.
Oates, Eugene William, 1845-1911.Date: 1898-1899- Ephemera
Water and ecstasy ... / National Drugs Helpline.
Date: [1998?]- Pictures
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Two herons and several other water birds set in natural surroundings. Etching, 17th century.
Galle, Théodore, 1571-1633.Reference: 42138i- Pictures
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Seven birds: water rail, toucan, skimmer, avocet, woodcock, redshank and lesser tern. Etching by J. Scott, ca. 1808.
Date: 1 Dec 1808Reference: 42181i- Pictures
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Two rare water birds, one a grebe, set in natural surroundings. Etching by A. Collaert, 17th century.
Collaert, Adriaen, -1618.Reference: 42133i- Pictures
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A fallow deer, perch and four wading or water birds. Wood engraving by M. U. Sears, 18--.
Reference: 42370i- Books
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Game, shore, and water birds of India / by A. Le Messurier.
Le Messurier, A. (Augustus), 1837-1916.Date: 1888- Pictures
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Four water birds, including a heron, an avocet and a great crested grebe. Etching by W. Hollar, ca. 1670, after F. Barlow.
Barlow, Francis, 1622-1704.Date: 1670Reference: 42838i- Ephemera
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Like a duck to water... : but not for factory farmed birds... / Juliet Gellatley.
Gellatley, Juliet.Date: [2001]- Pictures
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Various birds: a swan on the water, a hen and chicks on the ground and others perched in a tree. Etching by W. Hollar, ca. 1670, after F. Barlow.
Barlow, Francis, 1622-1704.Date: 1670Reference: 42836i- Archives and manuscripts
Audrey Amiss sketchbook: birds, other water species and statues around Hyde park and Kensington gardens (April 1994).
Date: 31/04/1994Reference: PP/AMI/B/535Part of: Audrey Amiss Archive- Archives and manuscripts
Audrey Amiss sketchbook: birds by the Serpentine, water fountains and animals and Seagulls at Kensington Gardens and Hyde Park (January 1994).
Date: 24/01/1994Reference: PP/AMI/B/513Part of: Audrey Amiss Archive- Books
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The game birds and wild fowl of Sweden and Norway : together with an account of the seals and salt-water fishes of those countries / by L. Lloyd.
Lloyd, L. (Llewelyn), 1792?-1876.Date: 1867- Books
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History of British birds / The figures engraved on wood by T. Bewick.
Bewick, Thomas, 1753-1828.Date: 1797-1804- Books
History of British birds. The figures engraved on wood / by Thomas Bewick.
Bewick, Thomas, 1753-1828.Date: 1832- Books
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The Bird-fancier's delight. Or Choice observations and directions concerning the taking, feeding, breeding and teaching all sorts of singing birds. Also how to take birds with lime-twigs, and to make the best water bird-lime. With the maladies and distempers incident to singing birds, and the way to cure them; likewise an insallible rule to know the cock from the hen: and many other observations relating thereto. The like not extant.
Date: 1714- Books
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History of British birds. The figures engraved on wood / by Thomas Bewick.
Bewick, Thomas, 1753-1828.Date: 1847- Books
A manual of land and fresh water vertebrate animals of the United States (exclusive of birds) / by Henry Sherring Pratt ... with 184 illustrations.
Pratt, Henry Sherring, 1859-1946.Date: [1923], ©1923- Pictures
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A water rail bird. Etching with engraving.
Reference: 43070i- Pictures
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A water rail bird. Etching with engraving.
Reference: 43071i- Pictures
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An unidentified water bird. Coloured etching.
Reference: 43333i- Pictures
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Right, various indigenous birds of Africa; left, various indigenous fish of Sierra Leone. Etching by J. Royce.
Reference: 42177i- Books
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Exeter-Change. The following is a catalogue of part of the capital collection of birds and beasts now exhibiting at the grand menagerie in the Great Room, as above: A Royal Bengal Striped Tyger and Tygress, being the First ever exhibited at the above Place, much superior to any of the Kind in this Kingdom. - The Tygress was landed from the Duckingfield-Hall Indiaman, on the 14th of September, 1796. A ravenous hunting Tyger, from Bengal. An Asiatic Panther, from ditto. A beautiful Spotted Leopard, from Africa. A ravenous Laughing Hyaena. A wonderful Polar or Sea Lion; an amphibious Animal, which cannot live without being washed with Water every Day. A Jackall, or Lion's Provider. A ravenous Wolf, from Siberia, in Russia. A beautiful Antelope, from Asia. A large Tyger Cat; and a Muscovy or Civet Cat. A large Wild Man of the Woods, that walks upright, and is so extremely sagacious as to understand every Word the Keeper says to him. A Long-Armed Baboon; and a curious Ape, from Ape's-Hill, in Barbary. A stupendous Ostrich, Nine Feet high, from the Coast of Barbary. A Pelican of the Wilderness,-a Bird so remarkable as to be mentioned in Sacred History, that feeds it's Young ones with it's own Blood. A Royal Crown Crane, or Bird of Paradise. Two Condor Minor Vultures very rare and scarce. An Imperial Vulture, the largest ever seen in this Kingdom. A Golden Eagle, from Santa Cruz; and a Horned Owl, from Bohemia. And a Variety of other Animals and Birds, too numerous to insert. Admittance 1s. each Person. In an adjoining Apartment, is A wonderful Maif Elephant, which, although the largest Animal in the Creation, is so sagacious and tractable, as to be obedient to every Command of it's Keeper; and is so exceedingly tame, that Children frequently ride on it's Back with the greatest Safety, as the Den is well constructed for that Purpose. - Admittance 1s. each Person. In an Apartment under the Greatroom, is to be Seen from Obscurity, by A curious Appartus, Variety of Pleasing Perspectives and Public Animation, far excelling any thing of the Kind yet invented. Admission One Shilling each Person, or the Three Exhibitions for Half-a-Crown. N. B. Foreign Birds and Beasts bought, sold, or exchanged, by G. Pidcock, as above.
Date: [1800?]- Books
The hospital of the nation : the story of spa medicine and the Mineral Water Hospital at Bath / by Roger Rolls ; with photography by Clive Quinnell.
Rolls, Roger, 1945-Date: 1988