Forked Collection (page 3)

Abudefduf sexfasciatus, scissortail sergeant
Ff. 31b Vol 2. Watercolour painting by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cook's first voyage to explore the southern continent 1768-1771

Plate 113 from the John Reeves Collection
John Reeves, a 19th Century Tea Inspector, travelled to Canton, China in order to develop a large collection of Chinese natural history drawings

Acipenser gueldenstaedtii, Russian sturgeon
Plate 13 from Fishes of Economic Importance of the USSR by Lev Semenovich Berg and others (1949)

Huso huso, beluga sturgeon
Plate 10 from Fishes of Economic Importance of the USSR by Lev Semenovich Berg and others (1949)

Trachinotus ovatus, derbio
Ff. 225. Pencil sketch by George Forster made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)

LS Plate 174 from the John Reeves Collection
John Reeves, a 19th Century Tea Inspector, travelled to Canton, China in order to develop a large collection of Chinese natural history drawings

LS Plate 115 from the John Reeves Collection
John Reeves, a 19th Century Tea Inspector, travelled to Canton, China in order to develop a large collection of Chinese natural history drawings

LS Plate 163 from the John Reeves Collection
John Reeves, a 19th Century Tea Inspector, travelled to Canton, China in order to develop a large collection of Chinese natural history drawings

Plate 139 from the John Reeves Collection
John Reeves, a 19th Century Tea Inspector, travelled to Canton, China in order to develop a large collection of Chinese natural history drawings

Plate 121 from the John Reeves Collection

LS Plate 168 from the John Reeves Collection

Sterna paradisaea, Arctic tern
Plate 72 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 5 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph

Acipenser stellatus, star sturgeon
Plate 17 from Fishes of Economic Importance of the USSR by Lev Semenovich Berg and others (1949)

Caranx hippos, Crevalle jack
Ff. 221. Pencil sketch by George Forster made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)

Sterna sandvicensis, Sandwich tern
Plate 69 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 5 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph

Nemadactylus macropterus, tarakihi
Ff. 206. Watercolour painting by George Forster made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)

LS Plate 171 from the John Reeves Collection
John Reeves, a 19th Century Tea Inspector, travelled to Canton, China in order to develop a large collection of Chinese natural history drawings

Plate 138 from the John Reeves Collection
John Reeves, a 19th Century Tea Inspector, travelled to Canton, China in order to develop a large collection of Chinese natural history drawings

Caranx melampygus, bluefin trevally
Ff. 95 Vol 2. Watercolour painting by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage to explore the southern continent 1768-1771

LS Plate 157 from the John Reeves Collection
John Reeves, a 19th Century Tea Inspector, travelled to Canton, China in order to develop a large collection of Chinese natural history drawings

Pagrosomus auratus, snapper
Ff. 72 Vol 2. Watercolour painting by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage to explore the southern continent 1768-1771

LS Plate 156 from the John Reeves Collection
John Reeves, a 19th Century Tea Inspector, travelled to Canton, China in order to develop a large collection of Chinese natural history drawings

Sargocentron tiere, blue lined squirrelfish
Ff. 70 Vol 2. Watercolour painting by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage to explore the southern continent 1768-1771

Fregata minor, great frigatebird
Plate 961, hand coloured copper engraving by Francois Nicolas Martinet from Georges Louis Leclerc, le comte de Buffons Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux, Vol. 9, (1784)

LS Plate 161 from the John Reeves Collection
John Reeves, a 19th Century Tea Inspector, travelled to Canton, China in order to develop a large collection of Chinese natural history drawings

Dactylopterus volitans, flying gurnard
Ff. 103 Vol 2. Unfinished watercolour painting by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage to explore the southern continent 1768-1771

Galaxias argenteus, giant kokopu
Ff. 205. Watercolour painting by George Forster made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)

Syrrhaptes paradoxus, Pallass sandgrouse
Plate 11 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 4 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph

Carangoides crysos, blue runner
Ff. 94 Vol 2. Watercolour painting by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage to explore the southern continent 1768-1771

LS Plate 114 from the John Reeves Collection
John Reeves, a 19th Century Tea Inspector, travelled to Canton, China in order to develop a large collection of Chinese natural history drawings

Arripis trutta, Australian salmon
Ff. 68 Vol 2. Unfinished watercolour painting by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage to explore the southern continent 1768-1771

Cyprinus auratus, goldfish
Plate 121 from the John Reeves Collection. John Reeves, a 19th Century Tea Inspector, travelled to Canton, China in order to develop a large collection of Chinese natural history drawings

Uraspis helvolus, cottonmouth jack
Ff. 227. Pencil sketch by George Forster made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)

Oligoplites saurus, leatherjacket
Ff. 97 Vol 2. Watercolour painting by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage to explore the southern continent 1768-1771

Elanoides forficatus, swallow-tailed kite
Plate 4, hand coloured etching from The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama islands (1731-43) Vol. 1 by Mark Catesby

Thyrsites atun, barracuda
Watercolour 372 by the Port Jackson Painter, entitled Wel-gnoo-roo, from the Watling Collection

Selar crumenophthalmus, bigeye scad
Fish labelled Caranx torvus collected by Charles Darwin in the Galapagos Islands. From his Zoology of the Voyage of the Beagle

Tanysiptera sylvia, buff-breasted paradise kingfisher
Plate 50 from John Goulds The Birds of New Guinea, Vol. 4 (1875-88). Hand coloured lithograph

Hemiprocne mystacea, moustached treeswift
Plate 24 from John Goulds The Birds of Asia, Vol. 1, (1850-83). Hand coloured lithograph

Elanoides forficatus, American swallow-tailed kite
Plate 72 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1827-30), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London

Diphyllodes respublica, Wilsons bird-of-paradise
Plate 20 from John Goulds The Birds of New Guinea, Vol. 4 (1875-88). Hand coloured lithograph

Sterna dougallii, roseate tern
Plate 240 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1834-35), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London

Fregata magnificens, magnificent frigatebird
Plate 271 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1834-35), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London

Phylidonyris pyrrhopterus, crescent honeyeater
Plate 27, hand coloured lithograph by John and Elizabeth Gould from John Goulds The Birds of Australia, Vol. 4 (1840-1848)

Sterna fuscata, sooty tern
Plate 235 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1834-35), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London

Charmosyna papou, Papuan lorikeet
Plate 15 from John Goulds The Birds of New Guinea, Vol. 5 (1875-88). Hand coloured lithograph

Dicrurus caerulescens, white-bellied drongo
Plate 9, watercolour by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn from her Neilgherry birds and Miscellaneous, (1858)

Cecropis daurica, red-rumped swallow
Plate 39, watercolour by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn from her Neilgherry birds and Miscellaneous, (1858)

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"Forked: A Journey through Nature's Diverse Paths" Hirundo rustica, the graceful barn swallow, gracefully glides above the garden fork in dug soil on an allotment in Suffolk, England during a warm August day. Sterna antillarum, the elegant least tern, takes flight over the sandy shores as a gardener digs with a garden fork on an idyllic beach of Komodo Island in Indonesia. Witnessing nature's marvels unfold, a majestic Komodo dragon emerges from the lush greenery and heads towards the sparkling sea with its forked tongue flickering in anticipation - Rinca island holds many secrets. In the heart of a mysterious Malayan forest lies hidden treasures - vibrant birds flutter among towering trees while their melodious songs fill the air; it is here that one can truly appreciate nature's intricate forks. Sterna albifrons, known as little terns for their petite size and delicate features, gracefully dive into crystal-clear waters to catch their prey using their sharp beaks resembling tiny forks. Beware. Agkistrodon piscivorus slithers silently through murky swamps with its venomous bite ready to strike unsuspecting prey; its sinister reputation heightened by its menacingly forked tongue captured under SEM magnification. The mighty Komodo dragon basks lazily on golden sands before revealing its secret weapon - a long forked tongue used to sense potential meals lurking beneath Indonesian beaches' surface depths. Plate 327 from George Edwards' "The Gleanings of Natural History" showcases intricate illustrations capturing various species adorned with unique characteristics like forked tails or tongues – reminding us of nature's boundless wonders. Amidst tranquil pond waters resides Cyprinus auratus, commonly known as goldfish; their shimmering scales reflect sunlight creating mesmerizing patterns reminiscent of delicate silver forks.