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Victoria crowned pigeon. The Victoria crowned pigeon ( Goura victoria) is a large, bluish-grey pigeon with elegant blue lace-like crests, maroon breast and red irises. It is part of a genus ( Goura) of four unique, very large, ground-dwelling pigeons native to the New Guinea region. The bird may be easily recognized by the unique white tips on ...
Queen Victoria's journal (18 May 1836) Queen Victoria and her close family kept numerous pet animals, including: Fatima – a Pug. Alma – a Shetland pony given by King Victor Emmanuel [ 1] Dandie – a Skye Terrier [ 1] Dash – a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel [ 1] Eos – a greyhound which Prince Albert brought from Germany [ 1]
Jemima Wedderburn Blackburn (1 May 1823 – 9 August 1909) was a Scottish painter whose work illustrated rural life in 19th-century Scotland. One of the most popular illustrators in Victorian Britain, she illustrated 27 books. Her greatest ornithological achievement was the second edition of her Birds from Nature (1868).
Kate Greenaway. Catherine Greenaway (17 March 1846 – 6 November 1901) was an English Victorian artist and writer, known for her children's book illustrations. She received her education in graphic design and art between 1858 and 1871 from the Finsbury School of Art, the South Kensington School of Art, the Heatherley School of Art, and the ...
Victoria is a state in Australia, with 527 species of bird recorded. This list is based on the 1996 classification by Sibley and Monroe (though there has been a recent (2008) extensive revision of Australian birds by Christidis and Boles [1] ), which has resulted in some lumping and splitting. [2]
Caption reads "Here we go round the Mulberry Bush" in The Baby's Opera A book of old Rhymes and The Music by the Earliest Masters, 1877. Artwork by Walter Crane. " Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush " (also titled " Mulberry Bush " or " This Is the Way ") is an English nursery rhyme and singing game. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 7882.
The brolga is a tall bird with a large beak, a long and slender neck, and stilt-like legs. The sexes are indistinguishable in appearance, though females are usually a little smaller. [ 14] The adult has a grey-green, skin-covered crown, and the face, cheeks, and throat pouch are also featherless and are coral red.
Bowerbird. Bowerbirds ( / ˈbaʊ.ərbɜːrd /) make up the bird family Ptilonorhynchidae. They are renowned for their unique courtship behaviour, where males build a structure and decorate it with sticks and brightly coloured objects in an attempt to attract a mate. The family has 27 species in eight genera. [ 1]