St. Domingo Mango Lampornis Aurulentus
Artist
John Gould
(British, 1804 - 1881)
Artist
H. C. Richter
(British, 1821 - 1902)
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 number2013.67.2
DescriptionTwo Lampornis Aurulentus (St. Domingo Mango) hummingbirds, a male with a yellow-green back, bright pink tail, yellow throat, black belly, and gray wings, and a female with a yellow-green back, gray throat, belly, and wings, and a pink, blue, and green tail, fly around a Passiflora penduliflora plant with green leaves and flowers. Plate 79 from volume II of "A Monograph of the Trochilidae, or Family of Hummingbirds" (London, 1849-1861).
