Eucephala Grayi
Eucephala Grayi
Blue-headed Sapphire
- 学名
- Eucephala Grayi
- 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. 330, Vol. V
- 原书页码
- p.330
- 授权
- CC0 1.0 Universal (Public domain)
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 Eucephala Grayi，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. 330, Vol. V，见第 330 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）
Said to be Popayan in New Granada
This fine bird was first described by MM. DeLattre and Bourcier in the “Revue Zoologique” for 1846; the specific name of Grayi being assigned to it in honour of J. E. Gray, Esq., of the British Museum, a gentleman so well known for his high scientific attainments.
It is a powerful and very beautiful species, and was brought to Europe in tolerable abundance by M. DeLattre, who, however, had not the honour of being its first discoverer, specimens, forming part of the fine Loddigesian collection, having been previously collected in the Andes by M. Hartweg. M. DeLattre’s examples are said to have been procured at Popayan, and I possess others which were shot by M. Warszewicz in a not far distant locality: as yet, I have never seen any from Bogota or Ecuador.
I have little hesitation in placing this bird in the same genus with E. cærulea; in doing which, I am as much guided by the similarity of the females of the two species as by any other characters, for, were it not for size, one description would almost answer for the female of either.
As in the case of the E. cærulea, the breast of the male is so brilliant and glittering that it cannot be truthfully depicted; it is of a more orange-green than that of its ally.
The male has the crown of the head, cheeks and chin beautiful shining blue; back, wing- and tail-coverts rich golden; wings purplish-brown; tail steel-blue glossed with green; under surface glittering goldengreen; bill red, with a darker tip.
The female has all the upper surface greenish-bronze; wings purplish-brown; tail steel-blue, glossed with bronze on the basal two-thirds of the feathers, and tipped, especially the outer one, with grey; under surface white, spotted on the throat and flanks with glittering bronzy-green; under tail-coverts grey; bill red, with a darker tip.
The Plate represents the sexes of the size of life.
References
- Trochilus Grayi, DeLatt. et Boure. Rev. Zool. 1846, p. 307.
- Hylocharis Grayii, Gray and Mitch. Gen. of Birds, vol. i. p. 115, Hylocharis, sp. 38.—Bonap. Consp. Gen. Av., p. 74, Hylocharis, sp. 3.
- Eucephala Grayi, Reich. Aufz. der Col., p. 10.
- Sapphirona grayi, Bonap. Rev. et Mag. de Zool. 1854, p. 256.
