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Two gulls (one white and one speckled brown in the water)
Glaucous Gull
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Glaucous Gull

Artist John Gould (British, 1804 - 1881)
Date1832-1837
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 number2013.67.7
Collections
Visual DescriptionTwo gulls (one white and one speckled brown in the water)
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John Gould
1832 - 1837
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John Gould
1849-1861
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1832 - 1837
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John Gould
1840-1869
Two 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.
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John Gould
1849-1861
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John Gould
1862-1873
Image Not Available for 305 Dumeril's Amazili Amazilia Dumerili
305 Dumeril's Amazili Amazilia Dumerili
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1849-1861
Two Phaethonis Pygmaeus (Pigmy Hermit) hummingbirds with greenish brown backs, and rust-colored bellies. One bird stands on the long green leaves of a plant, and the other sits in a nest on the same leaf.
Pigmy Hermit
John Gould
1849-1861
Two Adelomyia Castaneiventris (Chestnut-Bellied Adelomyia) hummingbirds with green backs and brown bellies; one bird has a brighter green patch on its head. Both birds stand on a plant with thin thorny stems and green leaves.
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