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

Amazilla Beryllina

Artist John Gould (British, 1804 - 1881)

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

Date1849-1861

MediumLithograph, hand-colored

Dimensions14 1/2 x 21 1/2 in. (36.8 x 54.6 cm)

ClassificationsPrints

Credit LineGift of Ellen Shapiro

Object number2011.51.2

Collections

PRINTS AND DRAWINGS BEFORE 1850

DescriptionThree Amazilla Beryllina (Berylline Amazili) hummingbirds with green chests and backs, and brownish red tails and wings, with a Maxillaria Warreana orchid that has green leaves and white flowers with purple centers. Two birds stand on the plant while another flies nearby. Plate 312 from volume V of "A Monograph of the Trochilidae, or Family of Hummingbirds" (London, 1849-1861).