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British Birds

Published by Longmans, Green and Co
London, 1918

Written and Illustrated by
ARCHIBALD THORBURN (1860 - 1935)

Original Full Colour Letterpress prints on thick paper
Stunningly beautiful printing, especially for the early 20th century

These are original prints nearly 75 years old.

Sheet size: approx. 10 x 12¼ inches • original text accompanies print whenever available

Thorburn

Archibald Thorburn has been described as "the greatest ornithological artist ever, with a wonderful gift for placing his bird subjects in harmonious surroundings." At the age of 20, Thorburn's work was accepted for the Royal Academy Exhibition in London, and in 1887 his reputation was secured by a commission to illustrate Lord Lilford's Coloured Figures of the Birds of the British Isles, for which he painted 268 watercolours.

British Birds by Archibald Thorburn (1918)

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PLATE 1

Mistle Thrush, Black-throated Thrush, Song-Thrush, Fieldfare, Redwing

$40

British Birds by Archibald Thorburn (1918)

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PLATE 2

Siberian Thrush, Ring-Ouzel, White's Thrush, Blackbird, Dusky Thrush, Rock Thrush

$40

British Birds by Archibald Thorburn (1918)

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PLATE 3

Wheatear, Desert-Wheatear, Eastern Stonechat, Pied Wheatear, Isabelline Wheatear, Black-throated & Black-eared Wheatears, Black Wheatear, Stonechat

$50

British Birds by Archibald Thorburn (1918)

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PLATE 4

Redstart, Black Redstart, White-spotted Bluethroat, Whinchat, Redbreast, Nightingale, Arctic Bluethroat

British Birds by Archibald Thorburn (1918)

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PLATE 5

Whitethroat, Blackcap, Barred Warbler, Thrush Nightingale, Lesser Whitethroat, Orphean Warbler, Sardinian Warbler, Garden Warbler

$50

British Birds by Archibald Thorburn (1918)

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PLATE 6

Subalpine Warbler, Dartford Warbler, Wood Wren, Willow Wren, Yellow-browed Warbler, Pallas's Willow Warbler, Greenish Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff

British Birds by Archibald Thorburn (1918)

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PLATE 8

Sedge Warbler, Cetti's Warbler, Great Reed Warbler, Grasshopper Warbler, Savi's Warbler, Aquatic Warbler

$40

British Birds by Archibald Thorburn (1918)

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PLATE 9

Goldcrest, Firecrest, Wren, Alpine Accentor, Nuthatch, Hedge Sparrow, Dipper

Plate 12, Pipits

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PLATE 12

Rock Pipit, Tawny Pipit, Meadow Pipit, Richard's Pipit, Tree Pipit, Red-throated Pipit, Alpine Pipit

$60

Plate 13, Shrikes

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PLATE 13

Red-backed Shrike, Woodchat Shrike, Great Grey Shrike, Masked Shrike, Lesser Grey Shrike

$55

Plate 17, Buntings, etc.

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PLATE 17

Corn Bunting, Black-headed Bunting, Bullfinch, Twite, Pine Bunting, Two-barred Crossbill, Crossbill, Snow Finch, Scarlet Grosbeak, Pine Grosbeak

British Birds by Archibald Thorburn (1918)

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PLATE 18

Rustic Bunting, Little Bunting, Cirl Bunting, Yellow-breasted Bunting, Siberian Meadow Bunting, Meadow Bunting, Ortolan, Yellow Bunting or Yellow Hammer, Reed Bunting, Lapland Bunting, Snow Bunting

$50

Plate 19, Starling, Jay, etc.

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PLATE 19

Starling (Summer & Winter), Nutcracker, Jay, Rose-coloured Starling, Chough

$55

Plate 21, Crows

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PLATE 21

Carrion Crow, Rook, Hooded Crow

$50

British Birds by Archibald Thorburn (1918)

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PLATE 22

Sky-lark, Shore-lark, Crested Lark, Wood Lark, Short-toed Lark, White-winged Lark, Black Lark (summer & winter)

$50

British Birds by Archibald Thorburn (1918)

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PLATE 23

Needle-tailed Swift, Swift, Nightjar, Red-necked Nightjar, Egyptian Nightjar, Alpine Swift

$50

British Birds by Archibald Thorburn (1918)

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PLATE 25

Cuckoo (adult & young), Great Spotted Cuckoo, American Yellow-belled Cuckoo, Bee-eater, Hoopoe

$50

Plate 26, Owls

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PLATE 26

Long-eared Owl, Barn Owl, Tawny Owl, Short-eared Owl

$75

British Birds by Archibald Thorburn (1918)

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PLATE 29

Griffon-Vulture, Egyptian Vulture (adult & young)

$40

Plate 30, Harriers

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PLATE 30

Montague's Harrier, Marsh-Harrier (adult & young), Hen-Harrier

$55

British Birds by Archibald Thorburn (1918)

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PLATE 31

Rough-legged Buzzard [Hawk], Spotted Eagle, Common Buzzard [Hawk]

$60

British Birds by Archibald Thorburn (1918)

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PLATE 32

Golden Eagle (adult & young)

$75

British Birds by Archibald Thorburn (1918)

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PLATE 33

White-tailed or Sea Eagle (adult & young), Osprey

$75

British Birds by Archibald Thorburn (1918)

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PLATE 34

Sparrow-hawk, Goshawk (adult & young)

$75

British Birds by Archibald Thorburn (1918)

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PLATE 35

Black Kite, Kite, Honey Buzzard [Hawk] (2 varieties)

$75

Plate 38, Falcon, etc.

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PLATE 38

Hobby, Merlin, Red-footed Falcon, Lesser Kestrel, Kestrel

$55

Plate 39, Cormorant, etc.

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PLATE 39

Gannet (adult & young), Cormorant (adult & young), Shag (adult & young)

$60

Plate 73, Gulls

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PLATE 73

Herring Gull (adult & young), Lesser Black-backed Gull, Great Black-backed Gull, Iceland Gull

$60

Plate 74, Gulls

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PLATE 74

Kittiwake Gull (adult & young), Great Black-backed Gull (adult & young), Ivory Gull, Glaucous Gull

$60

British Birds by Archibald Thorburn (1918)

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PLATE 75

Richardson's Skua, Pomatorine Skua, Great Skua, Long-tailed or Buffon's Skua

$50

Plate 79, Petrels, etc.

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PLATE 79

Storm Petrel, Frigate Petrel, Wilson's Petrel, Littley Dusky Shearwater, Leach's Fork-tailed Petrel, Madeiran Fork-tailed Petrel, Sooty Shearwater, Great Shearwater

$50

British Birds by Archibald Thorburn (1918)

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PLATE 80

Black-browed Albatross, Fulmar, Manx Shearwater, Collared Petrel, Capped Petrel, Bulwer's Petrel, Schlegel's Petrel

$50

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