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Hummingbird prints by John Gould

Prints by J. Gould & H.C. Richter. From A Monograph of the Trochilidæ, or Family of Hummingbirds. London, 1849-61. Folio. Sheets ca. 21 1/4 x 14. Lithographs with original hand color. Very good to excellent condition.

John Gould (1804-1881) was one of the most respected and prolific ornithologists of all time. His prints are noted for their particularly realistic and accurate appearance. He was able to achieve this accuracy through his years of ornithological study. Along with Gould, several other excellent artists worked on his prints, including H.C. Richter, J. Wolf, and Gould's wife Elizabeth. Often, Gould gave the artists who worked with him sketches of the birds in their natural habitats, which these artists then finished and lithographed onto the stones, hand-coloring each print once it was run off. For their realism and vibrant hand-coloring, Gould's are some of the most beautiful bird prints ever produced.

1. Saw Bill, Grypus Nævius $1,650
3. Sickle Bill, Eutoxeres Aquila $1,700
4. Condamine's Sickle Bill, Eutoxeres Condamini $1,650
5. Hairy Hermit, Glaucis Hirsutus $1,300
8. Lanceolate Hermit, Glaucis Lanceolata $1,700
10. Black-Vented Plumeleteer, Hypuroptila $1,200
13. Costa Rica Hummingbird, Eugenes Spectabilis $1,600
14. Fawn-tailed Barbed-throat, Threnetes Cervinicauda $1,800
18. Allied Hermit, Phaëthornis Fraterculus $1,300
19. Mexican Hermit, Phaëthornis Cephalus $1,450
21. De Filippi’s Hermit, Phaëthornis Philippi $1,500
26. Guy's Hermit, Phaëthornis Guy $1,100
28. Pretre’s Hermit, Phaëthornis Pretrei $1,600
31. Longuemare’s Hermit, Phaëthornis Longuemareus $1,300
32. Amaura Hermit, Phaëthornis Amaura $975
34. Southern Hermit, Phaëthornis Zonura $1,400
37. Stripe-Throated Hermit, Phaethornis Striigularis $1,100
61. De Rham's Garnet, Lamprolaima Rhami $1,850
106. Columbian Wood-Nymph, Thalurania Columbica $1,850
120. Great-crested Coquette, Lophornis Regulus $1,750
121. DeLattré's Coquette, Lophornis Delattrei [Illustrated at left] $1,100
123. Princess Helena's Coquette, Lophornis Helenæ [Illustrated top left] $1,400
126. Racquet-tail, Discura Longicauda [Illustrated at right] $1,400
130. Letitia, Gouldia Lætitiæ $1,450
162. White-booted Racket Tail, Spathura Underwoodi $1,300
165. Red-booted Racket-tail, Spathura Rufocaligata (some fading) $775
166. Scissor-tailed Racket-tail, Spathura Cissiura $1,300
191. Coppery-Tail, Metallura Cupreicauda $1,700
194. Primoli's Humming-Bird, Metallura Primolinus $1,650
198. Black-eared Adelomyia, Adelomyia Melanogenys $1,700
210. Guimet's Flutterer, Klais Guimeti $925
220. White-throated Wedge-Bill, Schistes Albogularis $1,250
222. Hooded Vizor-bearer, Augastes Lumachellus $1,650
223. Brazilian Violet-Ear, Petasophora Serrirostris $1,350
227. Mexican Violet-Ear, Petasophora Thalassina $1,900
232. Giant Humming Bird, Patagona Gigas [Illustrated top right] $1,600
246. Mars, Heliangelius Mavors $1,450
272. Long-billed Puff-leg, Eriocnemis Isaacsonii $1,050
281. Scaly Puff-leg, Eriocnemis Squamata $1,025
282. Hoary Puff-leg, Eriocnemis Lugens $1,450
285. Violet-crown, Cyanomyia Violiceps With old, light mat burn. $1,150
348. Riccord's Humming-bird, Sporadinus Riccordi $925

From the Supplementary Series:

8. Buckley's Mountain Humming-bird, Pinarolæma Buckleyi $1,600
10. Black-vented Plumeleteer, Hypuroptila Melanorrhoa $1,400
14. Count Branicki's Humming-bird, Lampraster Branickii $1,350
17. Warszewiscz's Rainbow, Diphlogæna Aurora [Illustrated at left] $1,700

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