Adela's Hill-Star Oreotrochilus Adela
Artist
John Gould
(British, 1804 - 1881)
Date1849-1861
MediumLithograph, hand-colored
Dimensionssheet size: 14 1/2 x 21 1/2 in. (36.8 x 54.6 cm)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineGift of Elise J. Ross
Object number2013.67.1
DescriptionTwo Oreotrochilus Adela (Adela's Hill-Star) hummingbirds, the male has a green throat, a blue belly, and red sides, in flight; the female has a light green back, black and white speckled throat, and light red belly, standing on a Salvia plant with green stems and leaves, and yellow flowers. Plate 73 from volume II of "A Monograph of the Trochilidae, or Family of Hummingbirds" (London, 1849-1861).
