Coloured
Figures of the Birds of the British Islands - Lilford
1885-1897
SEVEN VOLUMES
London: R.H. Porter 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 7 volumes, 8vo
(10 x 6 in.; 260 x 250 mm). List of subscribers and photographic frontispiece
portrait of Lilford in volume 1, contents, collation of editions, list of plates
in each volume, index and appendix at the end of volume 7. PLATES: 421
chromolithographed and hand colored plates after A. Thorburn, J.G. Keulemans, G.
E. Lodge, E. Neale, J. Foster, J. Smit, printed by the Chromo-Litho Studio of
London, Mintern Brothers, Hanhart, and W. Greve, Berlin, unnumbered except in
plates lists. PAPER: Plates on heavy textured wove paper, text on thinner wove
paper; both the text and plates mounted on linen guards as issued. BINDING:
Contemporary green half morocco gilt, marbled boards, paneled spine with raised
bands, lettered gild, and top edges gilt, marbled endpapers. Some
spotting to text, plates generally clean.
First edition limited to 550 copies.
Thorburn received this, his first major commission. While Thorburn's plates are
printed in color, many of Keuleman's plates continued to be hand colored.
Lilford was well known for his ornithological interests. His aviaries, which he
opened to the public once a week, contained one of the finest collections in
England of waterfowl and birds of prey. He was a founding member of the British
Ornithologists Union and the first president of the Northampthonshire Natural
History Society. References: Copenhagen/Anker308; Fine Bird Books 91;
McGill/Wood 436; Mullens and Swann 354; Nissen IVB 563; McIlhenny/Perrault 1125;
Yale/Ripley 172







PLATE
INDEX
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VOLUME 1 |
|
| Front |
Portrait of Lord Lilford |
|
| 1 |
GOLDEN EAGLE (Adult) |
Aquila chrysaetus |
| 2 |
GOLDEN EAGLE(Immature) |
Aquila chrysaetus |
| 3 |
SPOTTED EAGLE (Adult) |
Aquila noevia |
| 4 |
SPOTTED EAGLE (Immature) |
Aquila noevia |
| 5 |
SPOTTED EAGLE (Immature) |
Aquila noevia |
| 6 |
WHITE-TAILED
or SEA-EAGLE (Adult) |
Aquila haliaetus |
| 7 |
WHITE-TAILED
or SEA-EAGLE (Immature) |
Aquila haliaetus |
| 8 |
OSPREY |
Pandion haliaetus |
| 9 |
COMMON BUZZARD |
Buteo vulgaris |
| 10 |
ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD |
Buteo lagopus |
| 11 |
HONEY BUZZARD |
Pernis apivorus |
| 12 |
HONEY BUZZARD |
Pernis apivorus |
| 13 |
KITE |
Milvus regalis |
| 14 |
BLACK KITE |
Milvus migrans |
| 15 |
GYR FALCON |
Falco gyrfalco |
| 16 |
ICELAND FALCON (Adult female) |
Falco islandus |
| 17 |
ICELAND FALCON (Immature female) |
Falco islandus |
| 18 |
GREENLAND FALCON |
Falco candicans |
| 19 |
PEREGRINE FALCON (Female, fourth year) |
Falco peregrinus |
| 20 |
PEREGRINE FALCON (Male, first year) |
Falco peregrinus |
| 21 |
HOBBY (ADULT) |
Falco subbuteo |
| 22 |
HOBBY (Immature) |
Falco subbuteo |
| 23 |
RED-FOOTED FALCON |
Falco vespertinus |
| 24 |
MERLIN (Adult male) |
Falco oesalon |
| 25 |
MERLIN (Adult female and immature male) |
Falco oesalon |
| 26 |
KESTREL |
Falco tinnunculus |
| 27 |
LESSER KESTREL |
Falco cenchris |
| 28 |
GOS-HAWK (Adult female) |
Astur palumbarius |
| 29 |
GOS-HAWK (Plumage of first year) |
Astur palumbarius |
| 30 |
SPARROW-HAWK (Male) |
Accipiter nisus |
| 31 |
SPARROW-HAWK (Female) |
Accipiter nisus |
| 32 |
SPARROW-HAWK (Immature male) |
Accipiter nisus |
| 33 |
SPARROW-HAWK (Immature female) |
Accipiter nisus |
| 34 |
MARSH- HARRIER (Very old male) |
Circus oeruginosus |
| 35 |
MARSH- HARRIER (Plumage of first year) |
Circus oeruginosus |
| 36 |
HEN-HARRIER |
Circus cyaneus) |
| 37 |
MONTAGU'S HARRIER (Adult and immature males) |
Circus cineraceus |
| 38 |
MONTAGU'S HARRIER (Female and dark form of male) |
Circus cineraceus |
| 39 |
GRIFFON VULTURE |
Gyps fulvus |
| 40 |
NEOPHRON or EGYPTIAN VULTURE |
Neophron perconopterus |
| 41 |
TAWNY, BROWN, or WOOD-OWL |
Syrnium aluco |
| 42 |
TAWNY, BROWN, or WOOD-OWL (Grey race) |
Syrnium aluco |
| 43 |
TENGMALM'S OWL |
Nyctala tengmalmi |
| 44 |
LONG-EARED OWL |
Asio otus |
| 45 |
SHORT-EARED OWL |
Asio brachyotus |
| 46 |
EAGLE-OWL |
Bubo maximus |
| 47 |
SCOPS OWL |
Scops giu |
| 48 |
LITTLE OWL |
Athene noctua |
| 49 |
HAWK-OWL |
Surnia funerea |
| 50 |
SNOWY OWL |
Nyctea scandiaca |
| 51 |
BARN-OWL |
Strix flammea |
|
VOLUME 2 |
|
| 1 |
GREEN WOODPECKER |
Gecinus viridis |
| 2 |
PIED WOODPECKER |
Picus major |
| 3 |
PIED
WOODPECKER (showing changes of coloration of head in both sexes) |
Picus major |
| 4 |
BARRED or
LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKER |
Picus minor |
| 5 |
WRYNECK |
Iynx torquilla |
| 6 |
COMMON KINGFISHER |
Alcedo ispida |
| 7 |
BEE-EATER |
Merops apiaster |
| 8 |
ROLLER |
Coracias garrulus |
| 9 |
HOOPOE |
Upupa epops |
| 10 |
COMMON CUCKOO |
Cuculus canorus |
| 11 |
GREAT SPOTTED CUCKOO |
Oxylophus glandarius |
| 12 |
AMERICAN YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO |
Coccyzus americanus |
| 13 |
NIGHTJAR, GOATSUCKER, or FERN-OWL |
Caprimulgus europaeus |
| 14 |
RED-NECKED NIGHTJAR |
Caprimulgus ruficollis |
| 15 |
EGYPTIAN or ISABELLINE NIGHTJAR |
Caprimulgus aegyptius |
| 16 |
SWIFT |
Cypselus apus |
| 17 |
WHITE-BELLIED SWIFT |
Cypselus melba |
| 18 |
NEEDLE-TAILED SWIFT |
Acanthyllis caudacuta |
| 19 |
RAVEN |
Corvus corax |
| 20 |
CARRION-CROW |
Corvus corone |
| 21 |
GREY or HOODED CROW |
Corvus cornix |
| 22 |
ROOK |
Corvus frugilegus |
| 23 |
JACKDAW |
Corvus monedula |
| 24 |
RED-BILLED CHOUGH |
Pyrrhocorax graculus |
| 25 |
MAGPIE |
Pica caudata |
| 26 |
JAY |
Garrulus glandarius |
| 27 |
NUTCRACKER |
Corvus caryocatactes |
| 28 |
STATLING
ADULT (summer plumage) and young (first plumage) |
Sturnus vulgaris |
| 29 |
STATLING ADULT (winter plumage) |
Sturnus vulgaris |
| 30 |
STATLING
Purple-headed race (autumn plumage) and young (assuming spotted plumage) |
Sturnus vulgaris |
| 31 |
ROSE-COLOURED PASTOR |
Pastor roseus |
| 32 |
GREAT GREY SHRIKE |
Lanius excubitor |
| 33 |
LESSER GREY SHRIKE |
Lanius minor |
| 34 |
RED-BACKED SHRIKE |
Lanius collurio |
| 35 |
WOODCHAT |
Lanius rutilus |
| 36 |
SWALLOW |
Hirundo rustica |
| 37 |
MARTIN |
Chelidon urbica |
| 38 |
SAND-MARTIN |
Cotile riparia |
| 39 |
SPOTTED FLYCATCHER |
Muscicapa grisola |
| 40 |
RED-BREASTED FLYCATCHER |
Muscicapa parva |
| 41 |
PIED FLYCATCHER |
Muscicapa atricapilla |
| 42 |
WAXWING |
Ampelis garrulus |
| 43 |
BEARDED REEDLING |
Panurus biarmicus |
| 44 |
GREAT TIT |
Parus major |
| 45 |
BLUE TITMOUSE |
Parus caeruleus |
| 46 |
COAL TITMOUSE |
Parus ater |
| 47 |
BRITISH COAL TITMOUSE |
Parus britannicus |
| 48 |
MARSH-TITMOUSE |
Parus palustris |
| 49 |
CRESTED TITMOUSE |
Parus cristatus |
| 50 |
LONG-TAILED TITMOUSE |
Acredula caudata |
| 51 |
NUTHATCH |
Sitta caesia |
| 52 |
TREE-CREEPER |
Certhia familiaris |
| 53 |
ROCK-CREEPER |
Tichodroma muraria |
| 54 |
WREN |
Troglodytes parvulus |
|
VOLUME 3 |
|
| 1 |
ALPINE ACCENTOR |
Accentor collaris |
| 2 |
HEDGE-SPARROW |
Accentor modularis |
| 3 |
ROBIN |
Erithacus rubecula |
| 4 |
NIGHTINGALE |
Daulias luscinia |
| 5 |
ARTIC BLUE-THROAT |
Cyanecula suecica |
| 6 |
WHITE_SPOTTED BLUE-THROAT |
Cyanecula leucocyanea |
| 7 |
REDSTART |
Ruticilla phoenicurus |
| 8 |
BLACK REDSTART |
Ruticilla titys |
| 9 |
STONECHAT |
Pratincola rubicola |
| 10 |
WHINCHAT |
Pratincola rubicola |
| 11 |
WHEATEAR |
Saxicola oenanthe |
| 12 |
ISABELLINE WHEATEAR |
Saxicola isabellina |
| 13 |
BLACK-THROATED WHEATEAR |
Saxicola stapazina |
| 14 |
DESERT WHEATEAR |
Saxicola deserti |
| 15 |
RUFOUS WARBLER |
Aedon galactodes |
| 16 |
ICTERINE WARBLER |
Hypolais icterina |
| 17 |
GREAT REED-WARBLER |
Acrocephalus turdoides |
| 18 |
REED-WARBLER |
Acrocephalus streperus |
| 19 |
MARSH-WARBLER |
Acrocephalus palustris |
| 20 |
SEDGE-WARBLER |
Acrocephalus phragmitis |
| 21 |
AQUATIC WARBLER |
Acrocephalus aquaticus |
| 22 |
GRASSHOPPER WARBLER |
Locustella noevia |
| 23 |
SAVI'S WARBLER |
Acrocephalus luscinioides |
| 24 |
DARTFORD WARBLER |
Melizophilus provincialis |
| 25 |
WHITETHROAT |
Sylvia cinerea |
| 26 |
LESSER WHITETHROAT |
Sylvia curruca |
| 27 |
GARDEN WARBLER |
Sylvia hortensis |
| 28 |
BLACKCAP |
Sylvia atricapilla |
| 29 |
ORPHEANWARBLER |
Sylvia orphea |
| 30 |
BARRED WARBLER |
Sylvia nisoria |
| 31 |
WOOD-WARBLER |
Phylloscopus sibilatrix |
| 32 |
WILLOW-WARBLER |
Phylloscopus trochilus |
| 33 |
GREENISH WILLOW-WARBLER |
Phylloscopus viridanus |
| 34 |
CHIFFCHAFF |
Phylloscopus minor |
| 35 |
YELLOW-BROWED WARBLER |
Phylloscopus superciliosus |
| 36 |
PALLAS'S WILLOW-WARBLER |
Phylloscopus proregulus |
| 37 |
GOLDCREST |
Regulus cristatus |
| 38 |
FIRE-CREST |
Regulus ignicapillus |
| 39 |
WHITE'S THRUSH |
Turdus varius |
| 40 |
MISTLETOE-THRUSH |
Turdus viscivorus |
| 41 |
SONG-THRUSH |
Turdus musicus |
| 42 |
REDWING |
Turdus iliacus |
| 43 |
FIELDFARE |
Turdus pilaris |
| 44 |
BLACK-THROATED THRUSH |
Turdus atrigularis |
| 45 |
SIBERIAN GROUND-THRUSH |
Turdus sibiricus |
| 46 |
BLACKBIRD |
Turdus merula |
| 47 |
RING-OUZEL |
Turdus torquatus |
| 48 |
PIED ROCK-THRUSH |
Nonticola saxatilis |
| 49 |
GOLDEN ORIOLE |
Oriolus galbula |
| 50 |
DIPPER |
Cinclus aquaticus |
| 51 |
BLACK-BELLIEDDIPPER |
Cinclus melanogaster |
| 52 |
PIED or COMMON WAGTAIL |
Motacilla lugubris |
| 53 |
GREY-BACKED WAGTAIL |
Motacilla alba |
| 54 |
GREY WAGTAIL |
Motacilla
sulphurea (Male & juv. Male Summer) |
| 55 |
GREY WAGTAIL |
Motacilla sulphurea (Male & Female Winter) |
| 56 |
BLUE- HEADED WAGTAIL |
Motacilla flava |
| 57 |
GREY-HEADED YELLOW WAGTAIL |
Motacilla borealis |
| 58 |
YELLOW WAGTAIL |
Motacilla rayi |
| 59 |
TREE PIPIT |
Anthus arboreus |
| 60 |
MEADOW-PIPIT |
Anthus paratensis |
| 61 |
READ-THROATED PIPIT |
Anthus cervinus |
| 62 |
ALPINE PIPIT |
Anthus spipoletta |
| 63 |
ROCK-PIPIT |
Anthus obscurus |
| 64 |
ROCK-PIPIT (WINTER) |
Anthus obscurus |
| 65 |
TAWANY PIPIT |
Anthus campestris |
| 66 |
RICHARD'S PIPIT |
Anthus richardi |
|
VOLUME 4 |
|
| 1 |
SHORE- LARK |
Otocorys alpestris |
| 2 |
SKY-LARK |
Alauda arvensis |
| 3 |
CRESTED LARK |
Alauda cristata |
| 4 |
WOOD LARK |
Alauda arborea |
| 5 |
SHORT-TOED LARK |
Calandrella leucoptera |
| 6 |
WHITE-WINGED LARK |
Melanocorypha leucoptera |
| 7 |
SNOW- BUNTING (SUMMER) |
Plectrophanes nivalis |
| 8 |
SNOW- BUNTING (WINTER) |
Plectrophanes nivalis |
| 9 |
LAPLAND BUNTING |
Emberiza lapponica |
| 10 |
REED-BUNTING |
Emberiza schoeniclus |
| 11 |
RUSTIC BUNTING |
Emberiza rustica |
| 12 |
LITTLE BUNTING |
Emberiza pusilla |
| 13 |
CORN-BUNTING |
Emberiza miliaria |
| 14 |
YELLOW HAMMER |
Emberiza citrinella |
| 15 |
CIRL BUNTING |
Emberiza cirlus |
| 16 |
ORTOLAN BUNTING |
Emberiza hortulana |
| 17 |
BRANDT'S BUNTING |
Emberiza cioides |
| 18 |
BLACK-HEADEDBUNTING |
Emberiza melanocephala |
| 19 |
CHAFFINCH |
Fringilla caelebs |
| 20 |
BRAMBLING |
Fringilla montifringilla |
| 21 |
COMMON or HOUSE-SPARROW |
Passer domesticus |
| 22 |
TREE-SPARROW |
Passer montanus |
| 23 |
HAWFINCH |
Coccothraustes vulgaris |
| 24 |
GREENFINCH |
Fringilla chloris |
| 25 |
SERIN |
Carduelis serinus |
| 26 |
GOLDFINCH |
Carduelis elegans |
| 27 |
SISKIN |
Fringilla spinus |
| 28 |
MEALY REDPOLL |
Fringilla linaria |
| 29 |
MEALY REDPOLL (ARTIC RACE) |
Linota hornemanni |
| 30 |
LESSER REDPOLL |
Linota rufescens |
| 31 |
COMMON or BROWN LINNET |
Linota cannabina |
| 32 |
TWITE or MOUNTAIN-LINNET |
Linota flavirostris |
| 33 |
BULLFINCH |
Pyrrhula vulgaris |
| 34 |
NORTHERN BULLFINCH |
Pyrrhula major |
| 35 |
SCARLET GROSEBEAK |
Pyrrhula erythrina |
| 36 |
PINE-GROSBEAK |
Pyrrhula enucleator |
| 37 |
CROSSBILL |
Loxia curvirostra |
| 38 |
TWO-BARRED CROSSBILL |
Loxia bifasciata |
| 39 |
WOOD-PIGEON or RING-DOVE |
Columba palumbus |
| 40 |
STOCK-DOVE |
Columba oenas |
| 41 |
ROCK-DOVE |
Columba livia |
| 42 |
TURTLE-DOVE |
Turtur communis |
| 43 |
PALLAS'S SAND-GROUSE |
Syrrhaptes paradoxus |
| 44 |
CAPERCAILLIE |
Tetrao urogallus |
| 45 |
BLACK GROUSE |
Tetrao tetrix |
| 46 |
RED GROUSE |
Lagopus scoticus |
| 47 |
PTARMIGAN (Summer) |
Lagopus mutus |
| 48 |
PTARMIGAN (Autumn) |
Lagopus mutus |
| 49 |
PTARMIGAN (Winter) |
Lagopus mutus |
| 50 |
PHEASANT |
Phasianus colchicus |
| 51 |
CHINESE RING-NECKED PHEASANT |
Phasianus torquatus |
| 52 |
COMMON or GREY PARTRIDGE |
Perdix cinerea |
| 53 |
RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE |
Caccabis rufa |
| 54 |
QUAIL |
Coturnix communis |
| 55 |
CORN-CRAKE or LAND-RAIL |
Crex pratensis |
| 56 |
SPOTTED-CRAKE |
Crex porzana |
| 57 |
LITTLE-CRAKE |
Crex pusilla |
| 58 |
LITTLE-CRAKE |
Crex pusilla |
| 59 |
BAILLON'S CRAKE |
Crex bailloni |
| 60 |
WATER-RAIL |
Rallus aquaticus |
| 61 |
WATER-HEN or MOOR-HEN |
Gallinula chloropus |
| 62 |
PURPLE GALLINULE |
Porphyrio caeruleus |
| 63 |
COOT |
Fulica atra |
| 64 |
COMMON CRANE |
Grus communis |
| 65 |
DEMOISELLE CRANE |
Grus virgo |
|
VOLUME 5 |
|
| 1 |
GREAT BUSTARD |
Otis tarda |
| 2 |
LITTLE BUSTARD |
Otis tetrax |
| 3 |
INDIAN HOUBARA BUSTARD |
Otis macqueeni |
| 4 |
STONE-CURLEW or THICK-KNEE |
Oedicnemus scolopax |
| 5 |
COMMON PRATINCOLE |
Glareola pratincola |
| 6 |
CREAM-COLOURED COURSER |
Cursorius gallicus |
| 7 |
SOCIABLE LAPWING |
Chaetusia gregaria |
| 8 |
DOTTEREL |
Eudromias morinellus |
| 9 |
CASPIANPLOVER |
Aegialitis asiatica |
| 10 |
RINGED PLOVER |
Aegialitis hiaticola |
| 11 |
LITTLE RINGED PLOVER |
Aegialitis curonica |
| 12 |
KENTISH PLOVER |
Aegialitis cantiana |
|