Mulsant & Verreaux. [Purple-backed thornbill Hummingbird] Ramphomicron Microrhynchus. 1874. 1016-B 18 7/8" x 14" vellum

18 7/8" x 14" vellum

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who would later serve as chief of engineering for the construction of the Northern Pacific

The birds are defined with subtle modulations of delicate hues

Designed by Robert Adam for Adelphi Terrace (No

Mulsant & Verreaux. [Purple-backed thornbill Hummingbird] Ramphomicron Microrhynchus. 1874. 1016-B 18 7/8" x 14" vellumMulsant & Verreaux [Purple backed thornbill Hummingbird] Ramphomicron Microrhynchus from Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux Mouches, ou Colibris constituant la famille des Trochildes Published: Lyon, 1874 Lithograph with original hand coloring Paper size: 12 1 4 x 8 3 4 Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux Mouches, ou Colibris constituant la famille des Trochildes (The Natural History of Hummingbirds constituting the Trochilidae family) was published in 1874 by