Festive Coquette Lophornis Chalybeus
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 number2013.67.3
DescriptionThree Lophornis Chalybeus (Festive Coquette) hummingbirds with green backs and heads, brown tails, and a white stripe between their back and tail. The two males have an ornamental green and white spotted ruff, while the female has a black and white spotted throat. All three birds stand on a plant with green stems and leaves, and a white flower. Plate 124 from volume III of "A Monograph of the Trochilidae, or Family of Hummingbirds" (London, 1849-1861).
