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Mellisuga minima

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Title

Mellisuga minima

Date

1851

Contributor

Gould, John , 1804-1881 (artist)
Richter, Henry Constantine , 1821-1902 (artist)

Description

Drawing depicting: Mellisuga minima -- Vervain Hummingbird

Note

Layout drawing; rough outline sketch of plant, birds drawn on small pieces of paper, fastened in place with straight pins and sealing wax. "Reverse this"; large number "3" (or squiggle?).

Extent

Full sheet

Subject

Ornithology
Ornithological illustration
Mellisuga minima

Gould number

196

URI

https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-gould/19996

Call number

Ellis Aves H91

Rights statement

This work is free of known copyright restrictions.

Rights URI

https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

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