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Iconographie ornithologique 

nouveau recueil général de planches peintes d'oiseaux ; Des Murs, Marc Athanase Parfait Œillet, 1804-1889

Publication infoParis :Chez Friedrich Klincksieck 1849 [i.e. 1845-1849]

BHL Collections:

Smithsonian Libraries

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Pollen up close

Take a peek into the world of pollen, where spikes are insect-friendly and getting wind-blown means being smooth and light. These great images are from the CSIRO and the Australasian Pollen and Spore Atlas, ANU.

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Tropical wrasses of the genus Halichoeres illustrated by American ichthyologist David Starr Jordon for ‘The fishes of Samoa’ (1906) (© AMNH\R. Mickens)

(via Hyperalleric)

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"Microscopic Life: The World of the Invisible" - 1958

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Fig. 341. The internal structure of the domestic cat. 1959.

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Superficial muscles of the domestic cat.  College zoology. 1959.

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Earth diagram. Elements of geology. 1911.

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Viola.

Illustrations taken from ‘Icones Florae Germanicae et Helveticae’ by H.G. Ludwig Reichenbach. Published 1838-1839.

New York Botanical Garden, LuEsther T. Mertz Library.

Biodiversity Heritage Library

https://archive.org/details/iconesfloraegerm03reic

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An animated chart of 42 North American butterflies

Via Tabletop Whale

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Fig. 5. Wind, rain and calm belts. A popular treatise on the winds. 1890.

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Figs. 50-72. Atlas of avian hematology. 1961.

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Plate XII. 1. 2. Saturnia Promethea (female); 3. Noctua Anilis; 4. Nemeophila Figurata.   Illustrations of exotic entomology. 1837.

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Figs. 1-6. Science text book page. Beginners’ Zoology. 1922.

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baby fish hiding under the bell of a jellyfish and using its stinging threads as protection from circling predators. this “floating safe house” will provide the fish with protection and food until they’re big enough to venture out on their own. (source)