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Antique print titled 'Larus Canus'. The common gull (Larus canus) is a medium-sized gull that breeds in northern Asia, northern Europe, and northwestern North America. The North Amer...

Antique print titled 'Scolopax Gallina'. The great snipe (Gallinago media) is a small stocky wader in the genus Gallinago. This bird's breeding habitat is marshes and wet meadows wit...

Antique print titled 'Falco, Nisus'. The Eurasian sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus), also known as the northern sparrowhawk or simply the sparrowhawk, is a small bird of prey in the fami...

Bohemian Waxwing – Ampelis Garrulus from Nederlandsche Vogelen, 1797 This fine hand-coloured engraving shows two Bohemian waxwings (Ampelis garrulus) perched on bare branches, with ...

Antique print titled 'Scolopax, Gallinago'. The common snipe (Gallinago gallinago) is a small, stocky wader native to the Old World. The scientific name gallinago is New Latin for a ...

Anas, Brenta – Barnacle Goose from Nederlandsche Vogelen, 1770–1829 This antique hand-coloured engraving shows the barnacle goose (Branta leucopsis), a striking waterfowl known for ...

Antique print titled 'Phasianus, Colchicus'. The common pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) is a bird in the pheasant family (Phasianidae). The genus name comes from Latin phasianus, "phe...

Antique print titled 'Scolopax, Arquata, Numenius'. The Eurasian curlew (Numenius arquata) is a wader in the large family Scolopacidae. It is one of the most widespread of the curlew...

Antique print titled 'Lanius, Excubitor'. The great grey shrike, northern grey shrike, or northern shrike (Lanius excubitor) is a large songbird species in the shrike family (Laniida...

Antique Bird Print – Common Nightjar Caprimulgus by Nozeman & Sepp, 1770 This finely hand-coloured copperplate engraving depicts the Caprimulgus, or nightjar, a nocturnal bird disti...

Strix Ulula – Hand-Coloured Engraving of Short-Eared Owl with Eggs, 1770–1829 This fine hand-coloured engraving, titled Strix, Ulula, presents a detailed and lifelike depiction of a...

Antique Bird Print – Starling & White-throated Dipper by Nozeman & Sepp, 1770 This antique hand-coloured engraving shows two European starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) alongside the whit...

Redwing Thrush – Antique Bird Print by Nozeman and Sepp, 1770 This antique hand-coloured engraving depicts the redwing (Turdus iliacus), a small migratory thrush from the family Tur...

Spotted Nutcracker – Antique Bird Engraving by Nozeman and Sepp, 1770 This antique hand-coloured engraving, titled Caryocatactes, depicts the Spotted Nutcracker (Nucifraga caryocata...