This image presents a vertical, close-up view of an exhibit display case, characteristic of a natural history museum, located within the Natural History Museum in South Kensington, London, United Kingdom. The display features a collection of avian anatomical specimens and taxidermied bird heads, mounted against a light-colored background. The upper portion of the display showcases various skeletal or keratinous beak structures. These include four elongated, tapered, horn-like or bone-like elements, two brownish and two off-white, arranged horizontally. Below these, a prominent, off-white bird skull is visible, displaying its cranial structure and upper mandible. Accompanying labels identify "SHAW'S APTERYX, Apteryx australis" and "Skull of the WHITE STORK (Ciconia alba), showing the usual or "entire" form of the horny beak-sheath or rhamphotheca of both jaws." The lower section of the display presents six taxidermied bird heads, arranged in two vertical columns. In the left column, from top to bottom: 1. A dark-feathered Collared Butcher-Bird (*Bulestes torquatus*) head, featuring a strong, slightly hooked dark beak and a dark artificial eye. 2. A mottled brown and grey-feathered Woodcock (*Scolopax rusticola*) head, characterized by a long, straight dark beak and a dark artificial eye. 3. A smaller, similarly mottled brown and grey-feathered Woodcock head, also with a long, straight dark beak and a dark artificial eye, labeled "Adult" to its right. In the right column, from top to bottom: 1. A Green Woodpecker (*Picus virescens*) head, displaying reddish-brown and grey feathers, a straight dark beak, and a distinct white artificial eye with a black pupil. 2. A White-Backed Piping-Crow (*Gymnorhina leuconota*) head, with stark black and white plumage, a robust dark beak, and a dark artificial eye. 3. A Stone Curlew (*Burhinus oedicnemus*) head, exhibiting greyish-brown mottled feathers, a relatively short dark beak, and a prominent reddish-orange artificial eye with a black pupil. The specimens are illuminated, casting soft shadows beneath them, indicating directional lighting within the display case. A brown frame element is visible along the right edge of the image. No individuals are present in the frame. in London, United Kingdom

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Mar 14, 2026, 2:55 PM

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This image presents a vertical, close-up view of an exhibit display case, characteristic of a natural history museum, located within the Natural History Museum in South Kensington, London, United Kingdom. The display features a collection of avian anatomical specimens and taxidermied bird heads, mounted against a light-colored background. The upper portion of the display showcases various skeletal or keratinous beak structures. These include four elongated, tapered, horn-like or bone-like elements, two brownish and two off-white, arranged horizontally. Below these, a prominent, off-white bird skull is visible, displaying its cranial structure and upper mandible. Accompanying labels identify "SHAW'S APTERYX, Apteryx australis" and "Skull of the WHITE STORK (Ciconia alba), showing the usual or "entire" form of the horny beak-sheath or rhamphotheca of both jaws." The lower section of the display presents six taxidermied bird heads, arranged in two vertical columns. In the left column, from top to bottom: 1. A dark-feathered Collared Butcher-Bird (*Bulestes torquatus*) head, featuring a strong, slightly hooked dark beak and a dark artificial eye. 2. A mottled brown and grey-feathered Woodcock (*Scolopax rusticola*) head, characterized by a long, straight dark beak and a dark artificial eye. 3. A smaller, similarly mottled brown and grey-feathered Woodcock head, also with a long, straight dark beak and a dark artificial eye, labeled "Adult" to its right. In the right column, from top to bottom: 1. A Green Woodpecker (*Picus virescens*) head, displaying reddish-brown and grey feathers, a straight dark beak, and a distinct white artificial eye with a black pupil. 2. A White-Backed Piping-Crow (*Gymnorhina leuconota*) head, with stark black and white plumage, a robust dark beak, and a dark artificial eye. 3. A Stone Curlew (*Burhinus oedicnemus*) head, exhibiting greyish-brown mottled feathers, a relatively short dark beak, and a prominent reddish-orange artificial eye with a black pupil. The specimens are illuminated, casting soft shadows beneath them, indicating directional lighting within the display case. A brown frame element is visible along the right edge of the image. No individuals are present in the frame.

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