1. Grimpereau des Philippines. 2. Grimpereau gris, des Philippines. 3. Petit Grimpereau, des Philippines. 4. Grimpereau olive, des Philippines.

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1. Grimpereau des Philippines. 2. Grimpereau gris, des Philippines. 3. Petit Grimpereau, des Philippines. 4. Grimpereau olive, des Philippines.

Alternate Title(s)

1. Little Spiderhunter / Gray-breasted Spiderhunter. 2. Purple Sundbird / Metallic-winged Sunbird. 3. Olive-backed Sunbird. 4. Olive-backed Sunbird.

Artist/Maker François Nicolas Martinet France, 1731 - c. 1804

Date18th century

MediumPaper

Dimensions(o) 32.5 x 23.7 cm; (i) 24.5 x 20.5 cm

Credit LineGift of Loren G. Lipson, M.D.

Object numberW2014.001.066

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DescriptionHand colored engraving of four birds. The top left bird could be a Little Spiderhunter (Arachnothera Longirostra) or a Gray-Breasted Spiderhunter (Arachnothera Modesta). The top right bird could be a Purple Sundbird (Cinnyris Asiaticus) or a Metallic-Winged Sunbird (Aethopyga Pulcherrima). The bottom left bird could be an Olive-Backed Sunbird (Cinnyris Jugularis) and the bottom right bird could be an Olive-Backed Sunbird (Cinnyris Jugularis).