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Heliopaedica melanotis
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Heliopaedica melanotis

Alternate Title(s)
  • White-eared hummingbird
Artist/Maker John Gould United Kingdom, 1804 - 1881
Artist/Maker Henry Constantine Richter United Kingdom, 1821 - 1902
Datec. 1861
Mediumcolor lithograph
Dimensionsframe: 32 x 24 1/4 in. (81.3 x 61.6 cm) image: 20 3/4 x 14 in. (52.7 x 35.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of John R. Moore, National Museum of Wildlife Art
Object numberW2016.031.011
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DescriptionThree hummingbirds perched on an orchid plant. Two males (with colorful blue and green) are perched below and middle, while the less colorful female sits above.