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Erythronota Feliciæ

Erythronota Feliciæ

Felicia’s Erythronote

Pl. 317, Vol. V · p.317 · 1861 · Gould's Hummingbirds · · 1849-1887

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. 317, Vol. V
原书页码
p.317
授权
CC0 1.0 Universal (Public domain)

十观

  • 纵幅 1.40∶1

第一眼

江馆清秋,晨起看竹,烟光日影露气,皆浮动于疏枝密叶之间。

—— 清·郑板桥《题画竹》

郑板桥说他画竹,是先看见“烟光日影露气”在枝叶间浮动,才动手。看画时找这一层空气,比记住花的名字更要紧。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

这幅图版出自《古尔德蜂鸟图谱》(Gould's Hummingbirds),由约翰·古尔德绘制,1849—1887 年间出版。图中描绘的是 Erythronota Feliciæ,归入蜂鸟科(Trochilidae)。

全编共收录 421 幅图版,本图是其中一幅,原书将其列为 Pl. 317, Vol. V,见第 317 页,版式为纵幅。图为公有领域原件的修复扫描,构图与设色未经改动。

原书文字(英文 / 法文)

Venezuela

The Erythronota Feliciæ is a species closely allied to the E. antiqua—so close, in fact, that it is extremely difficult to distinguish it from that bird in some states of its plumage.

The tail-feathers of the E. Feliciæ, however, are more blue, and its upper surface is wholly green, except on the lower part of the back and on the upper tail-coverts, which in some specimens are brown, and in others violaceous. Its under tail-coverts appear to be subject to as much variation as those of its near ally; for in some they are russet brown, in others violet, in others, again, violet green, and I have seen a few in which the two colours are intermingled. Venezuela appears to be the native country of this bird. One of my specimens, collected on the Orinoco, seems to be somewhat immature; for all the tail-feathers are beautifully tipped with bright fiery purple, and the lower part of the back and upper tail-coverts are buff; still I have no doubt of its being the same bird. When the E. Feliciæ has perfected its moult, its body is clothed in a deep and pure green, which on exposure to light and air changes to a brown or golden hue. I have not been able to detect any difference in the colouring of the sexes, and I believe their discrimination will be impossible unless dissection of freshly killed examples be resorted to.

Crown-of the head, all the upper surface, and wing-coverts green, a bronzy hue prevailing on the lower part of the back; upper tail-coverts fiery purple in some specimens; all the under surface shining grassgreen; wings steel-blue; tail deep bluish black; under tail-coverts violet and green intermingled; upper mandible black; under mandible fleshy-red, with a black tip; feet black.

The three figures in the accompanying plate are of the size of life. The plant is the Odontoglossum hastilabium, var. fuscatum.

References

  • Ornismya Feliciæ, Less. in Rev. Zool. 1840, p. 72.
  • Ornismya Feliciae, Reichenb. Aufz. der Col., p. 7.
  • Saucerottia felicia, Bonap. in Rev. et Mag. de Zool. 1854, p. 255.
  • Chlorestes Feliciae, Reichenb. Troch. Enum., p. 6, pl. 697. figs. 455–657.
  • Hemithylaca Feliciae, Cab. et Hein. Mus. Hein., p. 38, note.
  • Trochilus Emile.

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