Three Nextarinia Vigorsii (Vigors' Sun-Bird) birds standing on a plant with green leaves and small pink flowers. The two male birds have blue-green heads and tails, red shoulders, yellow backs, brown wings, orange throats, and gray-brown bellies; the female is gray-brown.

Images(2)

Vigors' Sun-Bird

Artist John Gould (British, 1804 - 1881)

Artist H. C. Richter (British, 1821 - 1902)

Date1849-1881

MediumLithograph, hand-colored

Dimensions16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm)

ClassificationsPrints

Credit LineMuseum purchase, funds provided by Terry White

Object number2010.57.16

Collections

PRINTS AND DRAWINGS BEFORE 1850

Visual DescriptionThree Nextarinia Vigorsii (Vigors' Sun-Bird) birds standing on a plant with green leaves and small pink flowers. The two male birds have blue-green heads and tails, red shoulders, yellow backs, brown wings, orange throats, and gray-brown bellies; the female is gray-brown. Plate 30 from volume II of "Birds of Asia", London, 1850-1883.