320 Elegant Erythronote Erythronota Elegans
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 number2010.69.5
DescriptionThree Erythronota Elegans (Elegant Erythronote) hummingbirds with green bodies and a stripe of red on their tails with a Mormodes atro-purpurea orchid plant that has purple and yellow flowers. One bird stands on the plant while two others fly nearby. Plate 320 from volume V of "A Monograph of the Trochilidae, or Family of Hummingbirds" (London, 1849-1861).
