Euplocamus Melanotis
Artist
Josef Wolf
(German, 1820 - 1899)
Artist
Josef Smit
(German, 1802 - 1884)
Date1870-1872
MediumLithograph, hand colored
Dimensions16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineMuseum purchase, funds provided by Terry White
Object number2010.57.29
DescriptionThree Euplocamus Melanotis (Black-Backed Kaleege) birds, the males with red face, black crest, neck, back, wings, and tail, and white throat, belly, and feet; the female has a red face, and brown crest and body. One male stands on a rock in the foreground, while another male and one female stand in grass in the distance; mountains in the far distance. From "A Monograph of the Phasianidae or Family of Pheasants," by Daniel Giraud Elliot (1835-1915), New York: 1870-1872.
