Form Collection (page 99)

Fafner in Dragon Form
Act one : Fafner, in the form of a dragon, guards the stolen hoard

Anglo-Danish Warriors
Anglo-Danish warriors of the reign of king Cnut : they are wearing armour in the form of protective tunics and greaves on their legs, made of metal, or metal sewn onto garments. Date: 1035

Star Child and Silver
A poor child has fled barefoot into the forest - she looks up at the stars - and they fall in the form of silver coins. Date: 19th century

Sixth form lecture theatre, Rosebery County School
6th form lecture theatre at Rosebery County School (probably the one at Epsom, Surrey). Date: 1968

Pupils in study room, Marlborough College
Pupils relaxing in a study room at Marlborough College. Date: 1962

Bluebell (Endymion non-scriptus) Whitebell white flowered form, flowering, growing in woodland, Garston Wood RSPB Nature Reserve, Dorset, England, may

Southern Dwarf Iris (Iris pseudopumila) yellow form, flowering, growing in limestone crevices, Southern Greece, april

Early Spider Orchid (Ophrys exaltata tyrrhena) flowering, growing on slope in habitat, Italy, april

Elder-flowered Orchid (Dactylorhiza sambucina) yellow form, close-up of flowerspike, Bulgaria, may

Frost forming on garden lawn at night, Suffolk, England, november

Peppered Moth (Biston betularia) normal and melanistic forms, two adults, example of camouflage adaption evolution, Essex, England, july

Common Sallow (Xanthia icteritia) normal (upper) and flavescens (lower) forms, two adults, resting on lichen, Essex, England

High Brown Fritillary (Argynnis adippe) cleodippe form, adult, roosting on Betony (Stachys officinalis) flowerhead, Cannobina Valley, Piedmont, Northern Italy, july

Common Rudd (Scardinius erythrophthalmus) Golden Rudd colour form, adult, swimming, England, july (captive)

Grass Snake (Natrix natrix) striped form, adult, feeding on Marsh Frog (Rana ridibunda), Bulgaria, september

American Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes fulva) Silver Fox colour phase, standing in snow, Montana, U. S. A, january (captive)
American Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes fulva) Silver Fox colour phase, standing in snow, Montana, U.S.A, january (captive)

Large Blue (Maculinea arion) alpine form, adult, resting on stem at 2000m, Eastern Swiss Alps, Switzerland, june

Harlequin Ladybird (Harmonia axyridis succinea) introduced pest species, adult, resting on leaf, Powys, Wales, november

Fallow Deer (Dama dama) buck, dark form, foraging in snow covered bracken, Cannock Chase, Staffordshire, England, december

Silver-washed Fritillary (Argynnis paphia) valesina form, adult, resting on umbellifer bud, Cannobina Valley, Piedmont, Northern Italy, july

Common Field Grasshopper (Chorthippus brunneus) purple form, adult male, resting on rock, Powys, Wales, july

Scarlet Pimpernel (Anagallis arvensis ssp. foemina) blue form, close-up of flowers, Lesvos, Greece, march

Fallow Deer (Dama dama) dark form, does and fawns, herd feeding in watermeadow habitat with Northern Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus) flock, Pulborough Brooks RSPB Reserve, West Sussex, England, march

Western Whipsnake (Hierophis viridiflavus) melanistic form, adult, basking amongst grass, Italy, april

Pomarine Skua (Stercorarius pomarinus) light phase, adult, standing on grass, Gloucestershire, England, december

Fallow Deer (Dama dama) adult pair, mating, buck mounting dark form doe, at edge of woodland habitat, Sussex, England, autumn

Yellowtail Blenny (Ecsenius namiyei) blue colour variation, adult, resting on reef, Wayilbatan, West Papua, New Guinea, Indonesia

Fallow Deer (Dama dama) pale form, buck, in flehmen during rutting season, Helmingham Hall Deer Park, Suffolk, England, october

Fallow Deer (Dama dama) dark form, does, herd feeding in watermeadow habitat, Pulborough Brooks RSPB Reserve, West Sussex, England, march

Swamp Deer (Rucervus duvaucelii branderi) hard-ground form, adult males, herd standing in tall grass, Kanha N. P
Swamp Deer (Rucervus duvaucelii branderi) hard-ground form, adult males, herd standing in tall grass, Kanha N.P. Madhya Pradesh, India

Green Woodpecker (Picus viridis sharpei) adult male, with wet plumage after bathing, Northern Spain, july

Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) Pacific form, adult, standing on rock beside sea, La Jolla, California, U. S. A
Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) Pacific form, adult, standing on rock beside sea, La Jolla, California, U.S.A. april

Madagascar Kestrel (Falco newtoni) pale phase, adult, perched on branch, Anja Nature Reserve, Central Madagascar, august

Oriental Scops-owl (Otus sunia stictonotus) rufous morph, adult, perched on branch, Hebei, China, may

Booted Eagle (Hieraaetus pennatus) dark form, adult, in flight, Keoladeo Ghana N. P. (Bharatpur), Rajasthan, India
Booted Eagle (Hieraaetus pennatus) dark form, adult, in flight, Keoladeo Ghana N.P. (Bharatpur), Rajasthan, India

Western Reef Heron (Egretta gularis) dark morph, adult, standing on muddy shore, Gambia, january

European Adder (Vipera berus) melanic adult, coiled amongst rocks, Italian Alps, Italy, october

Great Black Slug (Arion ater) brown form, adult, drinking beer from plastic glass, Whitewell, Clitheroe, Lancashire, England, september

Black Bulbul (Hypsipetes leucocephalus) white-headed morph, adult, winter migrant, perched on twig, Hong Kong, China, february

Costa Rican Pygmy-owl (Glaucidium costaricanum) rufous morph, adult, perched on branch at daytime roost, Costa Rica, february

Long-winged Harrier (Circus buffoni) melanistic morph, adult, in flight, Ibera Marshes, Corrientes, Argentina, november

Ferruginous Hawk (Buteo regalis) light form, juvenile, perched on Speed Limit 25 roadsign, Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico, U.S.A. december

Common Guillemot (Uria aalge) bridled form, adult, in flight, taking off from rough sea, Varangerfjord, Finnmark, Norway

Snow Goose (Chen caerulescens) normal and blue forms, two adults, in flight, landing, Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico, U.S.A

Reddish Egret (Egretta rufescens) white morph, adult, in flight, taking off from water, Fort de Soto, Florida, U. S. A
Reddish Egret (Egretta rufescens) white morph, adult, in flight, taking off from water, Fort de Soto, Florida, U.S.A

Snow Goose (Chen caerulescens) blue phase, juvenile, in flight, taking off, Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico, U.S.A. november

Black Kite (Milvus migrans govinda) Small Indian Kite subspecies, adult, perched on building, India, november

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