Belly Collection (page 13)

Motacilla maderaspatensis, white-browed wagtail
Plate 8, watercolour by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn from her Neilgherry birds and Miscellaneous, (1858)

Iduna rama, Sykes warbler
Plate 9, watercolour by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn from her Neilgherry birds and Miscellaneous, (1858)

Zosterops palpebrosus, oriental white-eye
Plate 12, watercolour by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn from her Neilgherry birds and Miscellaneous, (1858)

Acridotheres fuscus, jungle myna
Plate 10, watercolour by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn from her Neilgherry birds and Miscellaneous, (1858)

Prinia socialis, ashy prinia
Plate 11, watercolour by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn from her Neilgherry birds and Miscellaneous, (1858)

Cinnyris asiatica, purple sunbird
Plate 14, watercolour by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn from her Neilgherry birds and Miscellaneous, (1858)

Alcedo atthis bengalensis, common kingfisher
Plate 17, watercolour by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn from her Neilgherry birds and Miscellaneous, (1858)

Pericrocotus flammeus, scarlet minivet
Plate 21, watercolour by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn from her Neilgherry birds and Miscellaneous, (1858)

Culicicapa ceylonensis, grey-headed canary-flycatcher
Plate 24, watercolour by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn from her Neilgherry birds and Miscellaneous, (1858)

Cacomantis passerinus, grey-bellied cuckoo
Plate 27, watercolour by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn from her Neilgherry birds and Miscellaneous, (1858)

Sitta frontalis, velvet-fronted nuthatch
Plate 28, watercolour by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn from her Neilgherry birds and Miscellaneous, (1858)

Chrysomma sinense, yellow-eyed babbler
Plate 29, watercolour by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn from her Neilgherry birds and Miscellaneous, (1858)

Alcippe poioicephala, brown-cheeked fulvetta
Plate 30, watercolour by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn from her Neilgherry birds and Miscellaneous, (1858)

Merops leschenaulti, chestnut-headed bee-eater
Plate 33, watercolour by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn from her Neilgherry birds and Miscellaneous, (1858)

Nectarinia minima, crimson-backed sunbird
Plate 37, watercolour by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn from her Neilgherry birds and Miscellaneous, (1858)

Pericrocotus cinnamomeus peregrinus, small minivet
Plate 39, watercolour by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn from her Neilgherry birds and Miscellaneous, (1858)

Galloperdix spadicea, red spurfowl
Plate 40, watercolour by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn from her Neilgherry birds and Miscellaneous, (1858)

Cuculus sparverioides, large hawk-cuckoo
Plate 41, watercolour by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn from her Neilgherry birds and Miscellaneous, (1858)

Pycnonotus jocosus, red-whiskered bulbul
Plate 42, watercolour by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn from her Neilgherry birds and Miscellaneous, (1858)

Prinia hodgsonii, grey-breasted prinia
Plate 43, watercolour by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn from her Neilgherry birds and Miscellaneous, (1858)

Gallinago gallinago, common snipe
Plate 47, watercolour by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn from her Neilgherry birds and Miscellaneous, (1858)

Lanius schach erythronotus, long-tailed shrike
Plate 46, watercolour by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn from her Neilgherry birds and Miscellaneous, (1858)

Coracias benghalensis, Indian roller
Plate 48, watercolour by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn from her Neilgherry birds and Miscellaneous, (1858)

Nerodia erythrogaster, copperbelly snake
Hand coloured etching from The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama islands (1731) Vol. 2 by Mark Catesby. Entitled The Copperbelly Snake

Arenaria interpres, ruddy turnstone
Plate 72, hand coloured etching from The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama islands (1731-43) Vol. 1 by Mark Catesby

Parula americana, northern parula
Plate 64, hand coloured etching from The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama islands (1731-43) Vol. 1 by Mark Catesby

Coereba flaveola bahamensis, bananaquit
Plate 59, hand coloured etching from The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama islands (1731-43) Vol. 1 by Mark Catesby

Junco hyemalis, dark-eyed junco
Plate 36, hand coloured etching from The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama islands (1731-43) Vol. 1 by Mark Catesby

Pandion haliaetus, osprey
Plate 15 from William MacGillivrays Watercolour drawings of British Animals (1831-1841)

Lanius minor, lesser grey shrike, Lanius senator, woodchat s
Plate 32 from Archibald Thorburns second edtition of British Birds, Vol. 1 (1925)

Sula leucogaster, brown booby
Plate 87, hand coloured etching from The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama islands (1731-43) Vol. 1 by Mark Catesby

Vanellus miles, masked lapwing
Drawing No. 52, watercolour by George Raper (1792) from The Raper Collection

Amazona leucopcephala, Cuban parrot
Plate 10, hand coloured etching from The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama islands (1731-43) Vol. 1 by Mark Catesby

Setophaga ruticilla, American redstart
Plate 67, hand coloured etching from The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama islands (1731-43) Vol. 1 by Mark Catesby

Arenaria interpres, Pluvialis apricaria, Pluvialis squatarol
Plate 139 from Archibald Thorburns second edtition of British Birds, Vol. 3 (1926)

Passer iagoensis, Cape Verde sparrow
Plate 31, hand coloured lithograph by John and Elizabeth Gould from Charles Robert Darwins Zoology of the Voyage of the H.M.S. Beagle, Part 3 Birds, (1838-41). This is not one of Darwins finches

Ducula zoeae, banded imperial pigeon
Plate 39 from Louis-Isidore Duperreys Voyage de la Coquille 1822-1825, Zoologie Atlas, (1826). From drawings made during his voyage to Chile, Peru, Polynesia, Indoneasia

Dendroica dominica, yellow-throated warbler
Plate 62, hand coloured etching from The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama islands (1731-43) Vol. 1 by Mark Catesby

Rynchops niger, black skimmer
Plate 90, hand coloured etching from The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama islands (1731-43) Vol. 1 by Mark Catesby

Somatera mollissma, common eider
Plate 7 from William MacGillivrays Watercolour drawings of British Animals (1831-1841)

Watercolour 63 from the Watling Collection
Watercolour 63 by the Port Jackson Painter from Banks Manuscript 34, (c. 1790)

Bucephala albeola, bufflehead
Plate 98, hand coloured etching from The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama islands (1731-43) Vol. 1 by Mark Catesby

Paradisaea rubra, red bird-of-paradise
Plate 6 from Francois Le Vaillants Histoire naturelle des oiseaux de paradis et des rocliers, Vol.1, (1806)

Ibidorhyncha struthersii, ibisbill
Plate 82, a watercolour by Rajman Singh, from Brian Houghton Hodgsons collection of birds and mammals of Nepal

Amazilia violiceps, violet-crowned hummingbird
Plate 285, hand coloured lithograph from A Monograph of the Trochilid, or Family of Hummingbirds, (1861) by John Gould

Lorius lori, black-capped lory
Plate 75 from Christian Ludwig Brehms Monographie der Papageien (1855)

Houbaropsis bengalensis, Bengal florican
Plate 41, a watercolour by Rajman Singh, from Brian Houghton Hodgsons collection of birds and mammals of Nepal

Pyrrhula pyrrhula, Eurasian bullfinch
A male Eurasian bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula) in flight, U.K. Photographed by Frank Greenaway

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"Belly: A Journey Through Time and Cultures" Step back in time to June 1922, on the picturesque beaches of Perranporth, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall. Surfers ride the waves with exhilaration as the sun casts a golden glow upon their bronzed bodies. In another corner of the world, an Arab girl gracefully dances under a starlit sky, her movements echoing centuries-old traditions. Meanwhile, in Algeria, a Moorish belly dancer captivates audiences with her mesmerizing performance that embodies both sensuality and grace. Transporting ourselves further into history, we find ourselves amidst the vibrant canals of Venice in the 1920s. An antipope roams these enchanting streets; his presence shrouded in mystery and intrigue. Nature's beauty also takes center stage as a red squirrel delicately balances on a branch – its agile movements mirroring those of dancers from distant lands. The written word finds its place too as Anthony Trollope's timeless tales capture our imagination and transport us to worlds unknown. Returning to North Africa once more, we encounter Moroccan dancers who recline effortlessly while captivating spectators with their rhythmic motions. In Egypt, an Egyptian belly dancer enchants all who witness her artistry – her body moving like liquid fire beneath flowing veils. Finally, we meet a woman from the Algerian Berber Ouled Nails Tribe whose strength is embodied not only by her dancing but also by her resilience against adversity. And lastly but most beautifully - motherhood unfolds before our eyes as we witness the radiant glow of a pregnant woman embracing new life within her growing belly. Through these diverse glimpses into different times and cultures across continents far apart from one another emerges an appreciation for humanity's shared fascination with movement and expression – be it through dance or nature itself.