The ornithological world seems largely to have forgotten artist Henry Leonard Meyer (1797-1865) but he made a notable contribution with his Coloured Illustrations of British Birds and Their Eggs which was published in seven volumes between 1842 and 1850. The full set of volumes - unfortunately with two of the hand-coloured lithographs detached - is due to go under the hammer (Lot 127) at a sale to be conducted by auctioneers Dominic Winter at their saleroom in Cirencester on Wednesday May 14. The guide price is between £400 and £600. Pictured below are some of the illustrations which are understood to be in Volume 1.
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Dipper
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Red-backed Shrike
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| Pied Flycatcher |
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Great Grey Shrike
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