'Lineated shrike' [Fasciated antshrike] Finish:Float frame Joyce Grenfell and Margaret Leighton

Joyce Grenfell and Margaret Leighton during rehearsals for the 'Night Of 100 Stars' charity performance at the London Palladium

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Proposals had recently been put forward for a museum devoted to Science and Technology

The deputation had earlier been halted at Temple Bar when the gates were shut against them by a mob

'Lineated shrike' [Fasciated antshrike] Finish:Float frame Joyce Grenfell and Margaret LeightonOrnithological study of the Fasciated antshrike Cymbilaimus lineatus, native to South America. Side view, posed on a tree branch. Plate 6 from The zoological miscellany; being a description of new, or interesting animals, by William Elford Leach, volume 1 (London, 1815). The author describes the bird within the text: "This elegant bird, which is figured from Mr. Macleay's collection, inhabits Berbice[Guyana]." The plate is inscribed: "Drawn Engraved &