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Cynanthus smaragdicaudus
Image Not Available for Cynanthus smaragdicaudus

Cynanthus smaragdicaudus

Alternate Title(s)
  • Green-tailed Sylph
Artist/Maker John Gould United Kingdom, 1804 - 1881
Datec. 1861
Mediumcolor lithograph
Dimensionsframe: 31 1/8 x 23 1/8 in. (79.1 x 58.7 cm) image: 19 1/2 x 12 1/4 in. (49.5 x 31.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of John R. Moore, National Museum of Wildlife Art
Object numberW2016.031.049
ClassificationsPrint
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DescriptionThree green hummingbirds. Two on the lower left (male and female) are flying and feeding, while the third (male) cleans his wing in the upper right. Features bulbous yellow flower