Amydrus Tristrami
Artist
John Gould
(British, 1804 - 1881)
Artist
H. C. Richter
(British, 1821 - 1902)
Date1840-1869
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 number2013.67.9
DescriptionTwo Amydrus Tristrami (Tristam's Amydrus) birds perched on a branch and set against a distant rocky landscape with palm trees. The male has a purple-ish black body with black and orange wings, and the female has a brown and black speckled head with black and orange wings. Plate 45 from volume V of "Birds of Asia" (London, 1850-1883).
