BLACKBIRD

BLACKBIRD

Blackbird (Turdus merula), adult male. Eurasian Blackbird (Turdus merula). Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 Synonyms Common Blackbird Photo: Magnus Martinsson / TT / 2734

NORTHERN FULMAR

NORTHERN FULMAR

Fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis). Northern fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis). Fulmarus glacialis Linnaeus, 1761 Synonyms Northern fulmar Common fulmar Arctic fulmar Fulmars Photo: Magnus Martinsson / TT / 2734

ATLANTIC PUFFIN

ATLANTIC PUFFIN

Puffin (Fratercula arctica). Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica). Fratercula arctica (Linnaeus, 1758) Synonyms Common Puffin Photo: Magnus Martinsson / TT / 2734

ATLANTIC PUFFIN

ATLANTIC PUFFIN

Puffin (Fratercula arctica). Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica). Fratercula arctica (Linnaeus, 1758) Synonyms Common Puffin Photo: Magnus Martinsson / TT / 2734

PUFFIN

PUFFIN

Puffin (Fratercula arctica). Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica). Fratercula arctica (Linnaeus, 1758) Synonyms Common Puffin Photo: Magnus Martinsson / TT / 2734

PUFFIN

PUFFIN

Puffin (Fratercula arctica). Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica). Fratercula arctica (Linnaeus, 1758) Synonyms Common Puffin Photo: Magnus Martinsson / TT / 2734

A birth

A birth

A midwife washes a newly born baby in a basin. This composition was used frequently from the Edo Period in illustrations entitled The life of a person. Many of these have been preserved in Europe. The midwife was called babaa (old woman) because elderly women usually assumed this role. Synonyms include sanba and josanpu.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number51‐54‐0]