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Editorial Rufous cow, Parallel Title: The Red Cows, Signed: G. D. He?man sculp, copperplate, plate CCCX (Vol. 2), F?ssli, Johann Melchior; Heumann, Georg Daniel (sculp.), 1731, Johann Jakob Scheuchzer: Kupfer-Bibel (...). Augspurg und Ulm: gedruckt bey Christian...
Editorial Watercolour - Rufous Bristlebird, Neville William Cayley, 1936, This watercolour of the Rufous Bristlebird, Dasyornis broadbentii by Neville William Cayley depicts an adult feeding its young. This species was first described by Sir Frederick McCoy in t...
Editorial Rhynchotus rufescens, Print, The red-winged tinamou (Rhynchotus rufescens) is a medium-sized ground-living bird from central and eastern South America. Other common names for the species include perdiz grande, rufous tinamou, and ynambu., 1700-1880.
Editorial Orthotomus longicaudus, Print, Tailorbirds are small birds, most belonging to the genus Orthotomus. While they were often placed in the Old World warbler family Sylviidae, recent research suggests they more likely belong in the Cisticolidae and they ar...
Editorial Orthotomus longicaudus, Print, Tailorbirds are small birds, most belonging to the genus Orthotomus. While they were often placed in the Old World warbler family Sylviidae, recent research suggests they more likely belong in the Cisticolidae and they ar...
Editorial Podiceps nigricollis, Print, The black-necked grebe (Podiceps nigricollis), known in North America as the eared grebe, is a member of the grebe family of water birds. It was described in 1831 by Christian Ludwig Brehm. There are currently three accepte...
Editorial Tchitrea mutata, Print, The paradise flycatchers (Terpsiphone), are a genus of bird in the family Monarchidae. The genus ranges across Africa and Asia, as well as a number of islands. A few species are migratory, but the majority are resident. The most...
Editorial Harpagus diodon, Print, The rufous-thighed kite (Harpagus diodon) is a species of bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, and Suriname. Its natural habitats are subtr...
Editorial Hylocharis sapphirina, Print, The rufous-throated sapphire (Amazilia sapphirina) is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae. It is found at forest edge, savanna-like habitats and plantations in northern and central South America. Previously ...
Editorial Parisoma subcaeruleum, Print, The chestnut-vented warbler, chestnut-vented tit-babbler or rufous-vented warbler (Sylvia subcoerulea) is an Old World warbler., 1796-1808.
Editorial Climacteris rufa, Print, The rufous treecreeper (Climacteris rufus) is a species of bird in the family Climacteridae. It is endemic to Australia., 1820-1860.
Editorial Phytotoma rara, Print, The rufous-tailed plantcutter (Phytotoma rara), sometimes called the Chilean plantcutter, is a passerine bird of southern South America, now placed in the cotinga family. It is a medium-sized bird about 19 centimetres (7.5 in) lo...
Editorial Tchitrea viridis, Print, The paradise flycatchers (Terpsiphone), are a genus of bird in the family Monarchidae. The genus ranges across Africa and Asia, as well as a number of islands. A few species are migratory, but the majority are resident. The mos...
Editorial Francolinus pictus, Print, The painted francolin or painted partridge (Francolinus pictus) is a species of francolin found in grassy areas in central and southern India and in the lowlands of southeastern Sri Lanka. They are easily detected by their lo...
Editorial Tchitrea princeps, Print, The paradise flycatchers (Terpsiphone), are a genus of bird in the family Monarchidae. The genus ranges across Africa and Asia, as well as a number of islands. A few species are migratory, but the majority are resident. The mo...
Editorial Tchitrea viridis, Print, The paradise flycatchers (Terpsiphone), are a genus of bird in the family Monarchidae. The genus ranges across Africa and Asia, as well as a number of islands. A few species are migratory, but the majority are resident. The mos...
Editorial Neomorphus geoffroyi, Print, The rufous-vented ground cuckoo (Neomorphus geoffroyi) is a large terrestrial species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. It is found in humid primary forests from southern Nicaragua, through Costa Rica and Panama, into nort...
Editorial Hirundo javanica, Print, The bird genus Hirundo is a group of passerines in the family Hirundinidae (swallows and martins). The genus name is Latin for a swallow. These are the typical swallows, including the widespread barn swallow. Many of this group...
Editorial Buceros hydrocorax, Print, The rufous hornbill (Buceros hydrocorax), also known as the Philippine hornbill and locally as kalaw (pronounced kah-lau), is a large species of hornbill., 1801.
Editorial Charadrius vociferus, Print, The killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) is a large plover found in the Americas. It was described and given its current scientific name in 1758 by Carl Linnaeus in the 10th edition of his Systema Naturae. There are three subspe...
Editorial Attagis gayi, Print, The rufous-bellied seedsnipe (Attagis gayi) is a wader which is a resident breeding bird in the Andes of South America south from Ecuador., 1700-1880.
Editorial Hirundo rufifrons, Print, The bird genus Hirundo is a group of passerines in the family Hirundinidae (swallows and martins). The genus name is Latin for a swallow. These are the typical swallows, including the widespread barn swallow. Many of this grou...
Editorial Orthotomus longicaudus, Print, Tailorbirds are small birds, most belonging to the genus Orthotomus. While they were often placed in the Old World warbler family Sylviidae, recent research suggests they more likely belong in the Cisticolidae and they ar...
Editorial Coua cristata, Print, The crested coua (Coua cristata) is a medium-sized, approximately 44 cm long, greenish-grey coua with grey crest, blue bare orbital skin, rufous breast, brown iris, black bill and legs, white belly and long white-tipped purplish-b...
Editorial Orthotomus longicaudus, Print, Tailorbirds are small birds, most belonging to the genus Orthotomus. While they were often placed in the Old World warbler family Sylviidae, recent research suggests they more likely belong in the Cisticolidae and they ar...
Editorial Tchitrea bourbonnensis, Print, The paradise flycatchers (Terpsiphone), are a genus of bird in the family Monarchidae. The genus ranges across Africa and Asia, as well as a number of islands. A few species are migratory, but the majority are resident. T...
Editorial Eurostopodus albigularis, Print, Eurostopodus is a genus of eared nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. This genus is distinctive among the Old World nightjars in lacking long rictal bristles. It also shows some features that are not shared with Caprim...
Editorial Galbula ruficauda, Print, The rufous-tailed jacamar (Galbula ruficauda) is a near-passerine bird which breeds in the tropical New World in southern Mexico, Central America and South America as far south as southern Brazil and Ecuador., 1820-1863.
Editorial Buceros hydrocorax, Print, The rufous hornbill (Buceros hydrocorax), also known as the Philippine hornbill and locally as kalaw (pronounced kah-lau), is a large species of hornbill., head.
Editorial Hirundo melanoleuca, Print, The bird genus Hirundo is a group of passerines in the family Hirundinidae (swallows and martins). The genus name is Latin for a swallow. These are the typical swallows, including the widespread barn swallow. Many of this gr...
Editorial Euryceros prevosti, Print, Helmet vanga, The helmet vanga (Euryceros prevostii) is a distinctive-looking bird of the vanga family, Vangidae, and is classified in its own genus, Euryceros. It is mainly blue-black, with rufous wings and a huge arched blu...
Editorial Rhynchotus rufescens, Print, The red-winged tinamou (Rhynchotus rufescens) is a medium-sized ground-living bird from central and eastern South America. Other common names for the species include perdiz grande, rufous tinamou, and ynambu., 1700-1880.
Editorial Tangara cayana, Print, The burnished-buff tanager (Tangara cayana), also known as the rufous-crowned tanager, is a common South American species of bird in the family Thraupidae., 1700-1880.
Editorial Orthotomus edela, Print, Tailorbirds are small birds, most belonging to the genus Orthotomus. While they were often placed in the Old World warbler family Sylviidae, recent research suggests they more likely belong in the Cisticolidae and they are trea...
Editorial Synallaxis ruficapilla, Print, The rufous-capped spinetail (Synallaxis ruficapilla) is a species of bird in the family Furnariidae. It is found in the southern Atlantic Forest. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subt...
Editorial Tchitrea mutata, Print, The paradise flycatchers (Terpsiphone), are a genus of bird in the family Monarchidae. The genus ranges across Africa and Asia, as well as a number of islands. A few species are migratory, but the majority are resident. The most...
Editorial Zonotrichia liturata, Print, Zonotrichia is a genus of five extant American sparrows of the family Passerellidae. Four of the species are North American, but the rufous-collared sparrow breeds in highlands from the extreme southeast of Mexico to Tierra...
Editorial Turnix melanogaster, Print, The black-breasted buttonquail (Turnix melanogaster) is a rare buttonquail endemic to eastern Australia, where it is usually found in rainforest. Like other buttonquails, it is unrelated to the true quails. The black-breaste...
Editorial Tchitrea viridis, Print, The paradise flycatchers (Terpsiphone), are a genus of bird in the family Monarchidae. The genus ranges across Africa and Asia, as well as a number of islands. A few species are migratory, but the majority are resident. The mos...
Editorial Furnarius rufus, Print, The rufous hornero (Furnarius rufus) is a medium-sized ovenbird in the family Furnariidae. It occurs in eastern South America, and is the national bird in Argentina. Also known as the red ovenbird, it is common in savannas, seco...
Editorial Hirundo maculata, Print, The bird genus Hirundo is a group of passerines in the family Hirundinidae (swallows and martins). The genus name is Latin for a swallow. These are the typical swallows, including the widespread barn swallow. Many of this group...
Editorial Tchitrea mutata, Print, The paradise flycatchers (Terpsiphone), are a genus of bird in the family Monarchidae. The genus ranges across Africa and Asia, as well as a number of islands. A few species are migratory, but the majority are resident. The most...
Editorial Psammodes, Print, The Tok-tok beetles (genus Psammodes) are ground-dwelling, Afrotropical beetles in the family Tenebrionidae. They are stout in shape and typically black or dark rufous in colour. They average about 2.6 cm in body length, but the Spind...
Editorial Tchitrea mutata, Print, The paradise flycatchers (Terpsiphone), are a genus of bird in the family Monarchidae. The genus ranges across Africa and Asia, as well as a number of islands. A few species are migratory, but the majority are resident. The most...
Editorial Synallaxis ruficapilla, Print, The rufous-capped spinetail (Synallaxis ruficapilla) is a species of bird in the family Furnariidae. It is found in the southern Atlantic Forest. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subt...
Editorial Chaetops frenatus, Print, The Cape rockjumper or rufous rockjumper (Chaetops frenatus) is a medium-sized insectivorous passerine bird endemic to the mountain fynbos of southernmost South Africa., 1700-1880.
Editorial Tchitrea princeps, Print, The paradise flycatchers (Terpsiphone), are a genus of bird in the family Monarchidae. The genus ranges across Africa and Asia, as well as a number of islands. A few species are migratory, but the majority are resident. The mo...
Editorial Hirundo albiventer, Print, The bird genus Hirundo is a group of passerines in the family Hirundinidae (swallows and martins). The genus name is Latin for a swallow. These are the typical swallows, including the widespread barn swallow. Many of this gro...
Editorial Pachycephala rufiventris, Print, The rufous whistler (Pachycephala rufiventris) is a species of whistler found in New Caledonia and Australia. Predominantly a reddish-brown and grey bird, it makes up for its subdued plumage with its song-making ability...
Editorial Buceros hydrocorax, Print, The rufous hornbill (Buceros hydrocorax), also known as the Philippine hornbill and locally as kalaw (pronounced kah-lau), is a large species of hornbill., 1801.
Editorial Sasia abnormis, Print, The rufous piculet (Sasia abnormis) is a species of bird in the family Picidae. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, and Thailand. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtrop...
Editorial Tangara cayana, Print, The burnished-buff tanager (Tangara cayana), also known as the rufous-crowned tanager, is a common South American species of bird in the family Thraupidae., 1805.
Editorial Hirundo velox, Print, The bird genus Hirundo is a group of passerines in the family Hirundinidae (swallows and martins). The genus name is Latin for a swallow. These are the typical swallows, including the widespread barn swallow. Many of this group ha...
Editorial Neomorphus rufipennis, Print, The rufous-winged ground cuckoo (Neomorphus rufipennis) is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. It is found in humid primary forests in northern Brazil, Guyana, Venezuela, and Colombia. At 50 centimetres (20 in) in...
Editorial Buceros hydrocorax, Print, The rufous hornbill (Buceros hydrocorax), also known as the Philippine hornbill and locally as kalaw (pronounced kah-lau), is a large species of hornbill., head.
Editorial Tchitrea velata, Print, The paradise flycatchers (Terpsiphone), are a genus of bird in the family Monarchidae. The genus ranges across Africa and Asia, as well as a number of islands. A few species are migratory, but the majority are resident. The most...
Editorial Scolopax saturata, Print, The Javan woodcock or rufous woodcock (Scolopax saturata) is a small wader. It is smaller than Eurasian woodcock, and has much darker plumage. It was formerly considered to be conspecific with the New Guinea woodcock and calle...
Editorial Tangara cayana, Print, The burnished-buff tanager (Tangara cayana), also known as the rufous-crowned tanager, is a common South American species of bird in the family Thraupidae., 1700-1880.
Editorial Tchitrea bourbonnensis, Print, The paradise flycatchers (Terpsiphone), are a genus of bird in the family Monarchidae. The genus ranges across Africa and Asia, as well as a number of islands. A few species are migratory, but the majority are resident. T...
Editorial Hirundo albiventer, Print, The bird genus Hirundo is a group of passerines in the family Hirundinidae (swallows and martins). The genus name is Latin for a swallow. These are the typical swallows, including the widespread barn swallow. Many of this gro...
Editorial Rhynchotus rufescens, Print, The red-winged tinamou (Rhynchotus rufescens) is a medium-sized ground-living bird from central and eastern South America. Other common names for the species include perdiz grande, rufous tinamou, and ynambu., 1700-1880.
Editorial Zonotrichia monticola, Print, Zonotrichia is a genus of five extant American sparrows of the family Passerellidae. Four of the species are North American, but the rufous-collared sparrow breeds in highlands from the extreme southeast of Mexico to Tierr...
Editorial Podiceps nigricollis, Print, The black-necked grebe (Podiceps nigricollis), known in North America as the eared grebe, is a member of the grebe family of water birds. It was described in 1831 by Christian Ludwig Brehm. There are currently three accepte...
Editorial Coua cristata, Print, The crested coua (Coua cristata) is a medium-sized, approximately 44 cm long, greenish-grey coua with grey crest, blue bare orbital skin, rufous breast, brown iris, black bill and legs, white belly and long white-tipped purplish-b...
Editorial Charadrius modestus, Print, The rufous-chested plover or rufous-chested dotterel (Charadrius modestus) is a species of bird in the family Charadriidae. It breeds in southern parts of Argentina and Chile and on the Falkland Islands. Some birds migrate n...
Editorial Hirundo americana, Print, The bird genus Hirundo is a group of passerines in the family Hirundinidae (swallows and martins). The genus name is Latin for a swallow. These are the typical swallows, including the widespread barn swallow. Many of this grou...
Editorial Charadrius vociferus, Print, The killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) is a large plover found in the Americas. It was described and given its current scientific name in 1758 by Carl Linnaeus in the 10th edition of his Systema Naturae. There are three subspe...
Editorial Caprimulgus rufus, Print, The rufous nightjar (Antrostomus rufus) is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae., 1700-1880.
Editorial Tchitrea pyrrhoptera, Print, The paradise flycatchers (Terpsiphone), are a genus of bird in the family Monarchidae. The genus ranges across Africa and Asia, as well as a number of islands. A few species are migratory, but the majority are resident. The...
Editorial Tangara cayana, Print, The burnished-buff tanager (Tangara cayana), also known as the rufous-crowned tanager, is a common South American species of bird in the family Thraupidae., 1805.
Editorial Tinnunculus sparverius, Print, The American kestrel (Falco sparverius) is the smallest and most common falcon in North America. It has a roughly two-to-one range in size over subspecies and sex, varying in size from about the weight of a blue jay to a ...
Editorial Tchitrea viridis, Print, The paradise flycatchers (Terpsiphone), are a genus of bird in the family Monarchidae. The genus ranges across Africa and Asia, as well as a number of islands. A few species are migratory, but the majority are resident. The mos...
Editorial Buceros hydrocorax, Print, The rufous hornbill (Buceros hydrocorax), also known as the Philippine hornbill and locally as kalaw (pronounced kah-lau), is a large species of hornbill., 1700-1880.
Editorial Zonotrichia pileata, Print, Zonotrichia is a genus of five extant American sparrows of the family Passerellidae. Four of the species are North American, but the rufous-collared sparrow breeds in highlands from the extreme southeast of Mexico to Tierra ...
Editorial Aramides axillaris, Print, The rufous-necked wood rail (Aramides axillaris) is a species of bird in the family Rallidae. It is found in Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru...
Editorial Rufous bossiaea, Bossiaea rufa. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after a botanical illustration by Miss Jane Taylor from Benjamin Maund and the Rev. John Stevens Henslow's The Botanist, London, 1836.
Editorial Rufous-tailed jacamar, Galbula ruficauda, female 1, blue-throated barbet, Megalaima asiatica 2, hyacinth macaw, Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus 3, galah, Eolophus roseicapilla 4, and blue-crowned or mindoro racquet-tail, Prioniturus discurus 5. Handcoloured...
Editorial Rufous or red milkcap, Lactarius rufus, weeping milkcap, Lactifluus volemus, Lactarius volemus, mild milkcap, Lactarius subdulcis and candy cap or curry milkcap, Lactarius camphoratus. Chromolithograph by Lassus after an illustration by A. Bessin from ...
Editorial Elegant crested tinamou or martineta tinamou, Eudromia elegans, and rufous-bellied seedsnipe, Attagis gayi. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rene Primevere Lesson's Complements de Buffon, Pourrat Freres, Paris, 1838.
Editorial Rufous Treepie ‘Dendrocitta vagabunda’ Original inscriptions: ‘Mahóca.’ [Nastaliq and English] ‘ Mahoka found at Calcutta. Same as last’. Wellesley Albums. 1798 - 1805. Watercolour. Source: NHD 29/17.
Editorial Bird, possibly a species of Flycatcher. Not yet identified. Plumage not precise: perhaps meant to be a ‘Terpsiphone rufocinerea’, Rufous-Vented Paradise Flycatcher. . Wellesley Albums. 1798 - 1805. Watercolour. Source: NHD 29/34.
Editorial Asian Paradise-Flycatcher ‘Terpsiphone paradisi’ A pair, with nest and young. The male is a rufous morph and is perched above, the female below. Wellesley Albums. 1798 - 1805. Watercolour. Source: NHD 29/23.
Editorial Asian Paradise-Flycatcher. 'Terpsiphone paradisi’ Rufous male. Wellesley Albums. 1798 - 1805. Watercolour. Source: NHD 29/25.
Editorial Rufous Treepie ‘Dendrocitta vagabunda’ Original inscriptions: ‘A Laut upon a Minsa Tree.’ [in Nastaliq and English]’ Coracias vagabunda. I. O. i. 171. Grey Tailed Roller. Syn. Supp. 86. See B. i. 58’ Perched on a finely-detailed tree which ...
Editorial Rufous Treepie ‘Dendrocitta vagabunda’ Original inscriptions: ‘Mahóca.’ [Nastaliq and English] ‘ Mahoka found at Calcutta. Same as last’. Wellesley Albums. 1798 - 1805. Watercolour. Source: NHD 29/17.
Editorial Bird, possibly a species of Flycatcher. Not yet identified. Plumage not precise: perhaps meant to be a ‘Terpsiphone rufocinerea’, Rufous-Vented Paradise Flycatcher. . Wellesley Albums. 1798 - 1805. Watercolour. Source: NHD 29/34.
Editorial Asian Paradise-Flycatcher ‘Terpsiphone paradisi’ A pair, with nest and young. The male is a rufous morph and is perched above, the female below. Wellesley Albums. 1798 - 1805. Watercolour. Source: NHD 29/23.
Editorial Asian Paradise-Flycatcher. 'Terpsiphone paradisi’ Rufous male. Wellesley Albums. 1798 - 1805. Watercolour. Source: NHD 29/25.
Editorial Rufous Treepie ‘Dendrocitta vagabunda’ Original inscriptions: ‘A Laut upon a Minsa Tree.’ [in Nastaliq and English]’ Coracias vagabunda. I. O. i. 171. Grey Tailed Roller. Syn. Supp. 86. See B. i. 58’ Perched on a finely-detailed tree which ...
Editorial Rufous-breasted Bamboo Partridge (Bambusicola Hyperythra). Dimensions: sheet: 38.6 x 56 cm (15 3/16 x 22 1/16 in.). Medium: hand-colored lithograph on wove paper.
Editorial Rufous bossiaea, Bossiaea rufa. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after a botanical illustration by Miss Jane Taylor from Benjamin Maund and the Rev. John Stevens Henslow's The Botanist, London, 1836.
Editorial Rufous-tailed jacamar, Galbula ruficauda, female 1, blue-throated barbet, Megalaima asiatica 2, hyacinth macaw, Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus 3, galah, Eolophus roseicapilla 4, and blue-crowned or mindoro racquet-tail, Prioniturus discurus 5. Handcoloured...
Editorial Rufous or red milkcap, Lactarius rufus, weeping milkcap, Lactifluus volemus, Lactarius volemus, mild milkcap, Lactarius subdulcis and candy cap or curry milkcap, Lactarius camphoratus. Chromolithograph by Lassus after an illustration by A. Bessin from ...
Editorial Elegant crested tinamou or martineta tinamou, Eudromia elegans, and rufous-bellied seedsnipe, Attagis gayi. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rene Primevere Lesson's Complements de Buffon, Pourrat Freres, Paris, 1838.
Editorial Rufous-crowned tody-flycatcher, Poecilotriccus ruficeps (Rufus crowned tody, Conopophaga ruficeps). Handcoloured steel engraving by William Lizars after an illustration by William Swainson from Sir William Jardine's Naturalist's Library: Ornithology: F...
Editorial Hairy-legged hummingbird, Glaucis hirsutus (Rufous-breasted hermit, Trochilus hirsutus). Handcoloured steel engraving by William Lizars from Sir William Jardine's Naturalist's Library: Ornithology: Hummingbirds Volume 2, Edinburgh, W.H. Lizars, 1833.
Editorial Indian cliff swallow, Petrochelidon fluvicola. (Rufous-headed swallow, Hirundo indica.) Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by John Latham from his own A General History of Birds, Winchester, 1823.
Editorial Black-crowned tityra, Tityra inquisitor (Rufous-eared black-cap, Psaris erythrogenys). Handcoloured steel engraving by William Lizars after an illustration by William Swainson from Sir William Jardine's Naturalist's Library: Ornithology: Flycatchers, E...
Editorial Rufous-breasted hermit, Glaucis hirsutus (Trochilus hirsutus). Adult male. Handcolored steel engraving by Coutant after an illustration by Jean-Gabriel Pretre from Rene Primevere Lesson's Natural History of the Colibri Genus of Hummingbirds, Histoire N...
Editorial Annobon paradise flycatcher, Terpsiphone smithii, Vulnerable. (Rufous-bellied flycatcher, Muscipeta rufiventer). Handcoloured steel engraving by William Lizars after William Swainson from Sir William Jardine's Naturalist's Library: Ornithology: Birds o...