Antique Original John Gould Hummingbird Color Lithograph C.1861 of "Red-Billed Streamertails"

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A beautiful original antique hand-colored lithograph of hummingbirds a family of "Red-billed Streamertails or
Trochilus polytmus" from "John Gould’s Monograph … more A beautiful original antique hand-colored lithograph of hummingbirds a family of "Red-billed Streamertails or
Trochilus polytmus" from "John Gould’s Monograph of the Trochilidae, or Family of Hummingbirds", published in 1861. A quality presentation in a hand made French matte and real gold leaf wood frame measuring overall 20" x 25” and 13" x 19" matte window.
Please view our other Gould Hummingbird in the same framing ideal for grouping of two.

John Gould (1804 - 1881) was an English ornithologist and bird artist.
He was the enterprising genius behind the creation of 2999 hand­ colored lithographs of birds and animals.
Gould was a self-made man. He did not go to university. He gained his knowledge by observation and experience. Even so, his contributions were so vast that in 1843 he was elected Fellow of the Royal Society.
In his pursuit of different birds, John Gould travelled to Asia, Australia and the East Indies. His series of natural history plates is probably the the finest set ever made.

Red-billed Streamertail or Trochilus polytmus this long-tailed beauty is Jamaica’s national bird along with Black-billed Streamertail, which is now considered a separate species. Male has a glittering green body, black crown, and red bill; younger males and molting birds may not have the signature tail streamers, giving them a somewhat different look. Female lacks the long tail and is similar to Black-billed Streamertail, but usually shows a pink tinge to the base of the lower part of her bill. Her relatively large size and longer bill help separate her from Vervain Hummingbird. Found in forest in most of the island except for the far east, where it is replaced by Black-billed Streamertail, and readily comes to feeders. Local names for this species include “doctor bird” and “swallow tail humming bird”.


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