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Phaëthornis nigrocinctus and episcopus, 1859

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Phaethornis nigrocinctus & Phaethornis episcopus
Phaethornis nigrocinctus & Phaethornis episcopus

Dates

  • Creation: 1859

Physical Description

49 x 31cm pencil; watercolor

General

Phaethornis ruber -- Reddish Hermit. Alternate name on piece: Phaethornis nigrocinctus and Phaethornis episcopus; Phaethornis episcopus Layout drawing, color added, birds not highly finished; 2 birds of each species are arranged as separate compositions, both in this drawing and in the published plate. Phaethornis nigrocinctus: 3 notes on form, one on color; "G.N. Lawrence" (refers to the loan source of one of the birds--see text); "G-". Phaethornis episcopus: 3 notes on form, one on color; "G*". Artist's name(s): Gould, John; Richter, Henry Constantine.

Repository Details

Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository

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