Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

295 Green-headed Emerald Thaumatias Viridiceps

Artist John Gould (British, 1804 - 1881)

Date1849-1861

MediumLithograph, hand-colored

Dimensions21 1/2 x 14 1/2 in. (54.6 x 36.8 cm)

ClassificationsPrints

Credit LineGift of Ms. Elise J. Ross

Object number2010.69.3

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PRINTS AND DRAWINGS BEFORE 1850

DescriptionTwo Thaumatias Viridiceps (Green-headed Emerald) hummingbirds with green backs and white bellies, one standing on an Evelyna Caravata plant with green leaves and white flowers, the second bird flying nearby. Plate 295 from volume V of "A Monograph of the Trochilidae, or Family of Hummingbirds" (London, 1849-1861).