Thaumastura corae (Cora's Shear-Tail)
Artist
John Gould
(British, 1804 - 1881)
Date1849-1861
MediumLithograph, hand-colored
DimensionsSheet: 21 1/2 x 14 1/2 in. (54.6 x 36.8 cm)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineGift of Elise J. Ross
Object number2011.67.4
DescriptionFour Thaumastura corae (Cora's Shear-Tail) hummingbirds with green backs, blue wings, and white bellies; the two adult males have long black and white forking tails, and blue and light red throats; the young male has a black and white forked tail and a spotted throat; and the female has a white throat. All four birds stand on a Mimosa plant with woody stems and white flowers. Plate 153 from volume III of "A Monograph of the Trochilidae, or Family of Hummingbirds" (London, 1849-1861).
