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Blue-crowned Parakeets, Aratinga acuticauda. There are probably four species of parakeet that have established populations in the south of England, probably descendants from accidental or deliberate releases of captive birds.

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Restricted access to Zoology library collections in Darwin Centre. [more...]

The extensive collection is international in its coverage and one of the foremost resources providing world coverage of the biological and earth sciences for researchers in molecular biology, biodiversity, systematics, taxonomy and the history of science.

The Library is comprised of over one million books with the oldest dating from 1469, 25,000 periodical titles (one third current) and half a million artworks. It also has extensive map, manuscript and photographic collections. The Museum Archives are made up of over one million items relating to the history and work of the Museum.

To review the Library's holdings of historic and current material please refer to the online catalogue. The Library and Archives are available for reference only.

View online art exhibitions in Nature Online.

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Wallace Collection - view his letters, articles and specimens online
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