Lonchura Collection

White headed munia (Malacca grosbeak), Lonchura maja. Illustration copied from George Edwards
FLO4641244 White headed munia (Malacca grosbeak), Lonchura maja. Illustration copied from George Edwards. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from " The Naturalist's Pocket Magazine,"

Java sparrow, Lonchura oryzivora. Vulnerable. (Java grosbeak, Loxea oryxivora)
FLO4643403 Java sparrow, Lonchura oryzivora. Vulnerable. (Java grosbeak, Loxea oryxivora) Handcoloured copperplate engraving of an illustration by William Hayes from Portraits of Rare

Red-cheeked cordon-bleu, Uraeginthus bengalus, and Java rice sparrow, Lonchura oryzivora (vulnerable). Handcoloured engraving by Fournier after an illustration by Edouard Travies from Charles d

Pine grosbeak and Java rice bird
Pine grosbeak, Pinicola enucleator, and Java rice bird, Lonchura oryzivora (vulnerable). Handcoloured lithograph from Th. Lejeunes Complete Works of Buffon, Oeuvres Completes de Buffon, Brussels, 1837

Chestnut-breasted mannikin (Lonchura castaneothorax), feeding on grass seeds, Darwin, Australia, September

Picture No. 10858112
Chestnut-breasted Mannikin - Juvenile (Lonchura castaneothorax) Date:

Lonchura maja, white-headed munia, Amandava amandava, red av
Plate 77, painting by Pieter Cornelius de Bevere, from the Loten Collection of coloured drawings of Birds, Mammals, Insects & Plants, (1754-57)

Lonchura sp. munia
Plate 76, painting by Pieter Cornelius de Bevere, from the Loten Collection of coloured drawings of Birds, Mammals, Insects & Plants, (1754-57)

Lonchura striata, white-rumped munia
Plate 31, watercolour by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn from her Neilgherry birds and Miscellaneous, (1858)

Lonchura punctulata, scaly-breasted munia
Plate 32, watercolour by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn from her Neilgherry birds and Miscellaneous, (1858)

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"Discover the captivating world species, a group of vulnerable Java sparrows (Lonchura oryzivora) also known as the Java rice bird or grosbeak. This family of Old World sparrows, including the red-cheeked cordon-bleu (Uraeginthus bengalus), pine grosbeak, and chestnut-breasted mannikin (Lonchura castaneothorax), have graced hand-colored copperplate engravings since the 18th century. Explore illustrations of the white-headed munia (Lonchura maja), red avadavat (Amandava amandava), and various munia species like the scaly-breasted munia (Lonchura punctulata) and white-rumped munia (Lonchura striata). Delve into the natural history of these intriguing birds, each with unique characteristics and habitats, as they forage for grass seeds and other sustenance." (Picture No. 10858112)