棕刀翅蜂鸟
Campylopterus rufus
Campylopterus rufus
Fawn-breasted Sabre-wing
- 中文名
- 棕刀翅蜂鸟
- 学名
- Campylopterus rufus
- 合集
- 古尔德蜂鸟图谱
- 绘者
- John Gould（约翰·古尔德）
- 年代
- 1850
- 图版号
- Pl. 50, Vol. II
- 原书页码
- p.50
- 授权
- CC0 1.0 Universal (Public domain)
关于本图版
本图选自约翰·古尔德的《古尔德蜂鸟图谱》（Gould's Hummingbirds），原书 1849—1887 年间出版。棕刀翅蜂鸟（Campylopterus rufus）是本图的主角，在分类体系中列于蜂鸟科（Trochilidae）。
该合集全编共 421 幅图版，此图为其中之一，图版编号 Pl. 50, Vol. II，对应原书第 50 页，版式为纵幅。扫描件取自公有领域原件，经高分辨率修复与色彩校正，可按原大放大查看线条与设色。
原书文字（英文 / 法文）
Guatemala
The first notice of this species of Campylopterus occurs in the “Revue Zoologique” for 1840, where it was described by M. Lesson, under the above appellation, from specimens contributed by MM. Longuemare and Parzudaki; neither of those gentlemen, however, have given any account of its habits, nor do they even mention the locality the bird frequents.
The fine examples of both sexes which grace my own collection were sent to me by Don Constancia, direct from Guatemala: we may infer, therefore, that that part of the continent is its true habitat.
In colour the two sexes are as similar as they can be; but the more rounded form of the wing and the great dilatation of its first three primaries at once distinguish the male.
The young males of the first, and probably of the second year, assimilate so closely to the opposite sex in the form of their wings, that they cannot be recognized with certainty.
As the insect food of Humming-Birds is sought for among the most varied plants, and not a flower of the forest is left unvisited, I have figured this species on one of the Guatemala Orchids, which is far too conspicuous to escape its notice, the Cyenoches barbatum.
Head and all the upper surface bronzy green; wings purple-brown; two centre tail-feathers bronzy green, the bronzy hue predominating towards the tip; the next on each side rufous at the base, then bronzy green, the bronzy hue predominating and deepening into brownish black near the extremity, where it is slightly tipped with buff; the next on each side rufous at the base, then bronze, to which succeeds a broad band of dull black, and finally it is tipped with buff; the two lateral feathers reddish buff, the outer one crossed on the inner web, and the second on both webs near the tip with an irregular bar of bluish black; all the under surface buff or fawn-colour; bill black, with the exception of the base of the lower mandible, which as well as the feet is fleshy brown.
The Plate represents a male and a female of the size of life.
References
- Campylopterus rufus, Less. in Rey. Zool. 1840, p. 73.—Bonap. Consp. Gen. Av., p. 71, Campylopterus, sp. 4.
- Polytmus rufus, Gray and Mitch. Gen. of Birds, vol. 1. p. 107, Polytmus, sp. 5.
