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红背红尾鸲·Erythronota Edwardi

Erythronota Edwardi

Erythronota Edwardi

Wilson’s Erythronote

Pl. 318, Vol. V · p.318 · 1861 · Gould's Hummingbirds · · 1849-1887

中文名
红背红尾鸲·Erythronota Edwardi
学名
Erythronota Edwardi
合集
古尔德蜂鸟图谱
绘者
John Gould(约翰·古尔德)
年代
1861
图版号
Pl. 318, Vol. V
原书页码
p.318
授权
CC0 1.0 Universal (Public domain)

十观

  • 纵幅 1.40∶1

第一眼

论画以形似,见与儿童邻。

—— 宋·苏轼《书鄢陵王主簿所画折枝》

只求画得像,是小孩的眼光。苏轼不是不要形似,是说形似之后还有一层:神。这一幅是竖的:眼睛从下往上走,落点在中段那只鸟身上。先别急着看羽毛,让姿态先立起来。第二步凑近一寸:看线与色的交界,色有没有压住线,线有没有断。第三步,把视线放到最深的那一小块:整幅的用色秩序,都是从那里排开的。

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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。图中描绘的是红背红尾鸲,学名 Erythronota Edwardi,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. 318, Vol. V,对应原书第 318 页,版式为纵幅。图像由公有领域原件扫描修复而来,细节在放大视图中仍清晰可辨。

原书文字(英文 / 法文)

Panama, Costa Rica, and Veragua

The productions of the native country of the Erythronota Edwardi—one of the rarer species of the Trochilidee—are almost as unknown as those of New Guinea, or any other equally remote part of the globe, which circumstance is very much to be regretted, for were the zoology of the Isthmus of Panama carefully investigated and made known, much of scientific interest would result therefrom.

In size this species equals, if it does not exceed, that of the Common Erythronote; but the whiteness of its belly and the much richer colouring of its back and tail render it remarkably distinct from that and every other species of the genus. I possess several specimens, some of which were procured by the late M. De Lattre, and others by M. Warszewicz.

The Wilson’s Erythronote was named Edwardi by MM. De Lattre and Bourcier, in honour of Edward Wilson, Esq., of Tenby, a gentleman who formerly paid great attention to natural history, and particularly to ornithology.

The sexes of this species, like those of the other members of the group, are said to be similar in colour.

Crown of the head and back of the neck green, gradually blending with the deep purplish hue of the shoulders, back and tail-coverts; throat and breast glittering grass-green; flanks bronzy green; abdomen white; under tail-coverts brown, bordered with grey; wings purplish brown; tail rich bronzy purple; bill black, except the basal three-fourths of the under mandible, which are fleshy red.

The figures are of the natural size. The plant is the Odontoglossum membranaceum.

References

  • Trochilus Edward, De Latt. et Bourc. Rev. Zool. 1846, p. 308.
  • Polytmus Edwardsii, Gray and Mitch. Gen. of Birds, vol. i. p. 109, Polytmus, sp. 77.
  • Amazilius Edward, Bonap. Consp. Gen. Av., p. 78, Amazilius, sp. 13.
  • Thaumantias edward, Bonap. Rev. et Mag. de Zool. 1854, p. 255.
  • Saucerottia Edwardsii, Reichenb. Aufz. der Col., p. 8.

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