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Oxypogon cyanolæmus

Oxypogon cyanolæmus

Blue-throated Helmet-crest

Pl. 401, Suppl. Vol. · p.401 · 1887 · 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
1887
图版号
Pl. 401, Suppl. Vol.
原书页码
p.401
授权
CC0 1.0 Universal (Public domain)

十观

  • 纵幅 1.52∶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 Oxypogon cyanolæmus,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. 401, Suppl. Vol.,见第 401 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)

This may be considered one of the finest of the Humming-birds described since the conclusion of my ‘Monograph,’ and it forms an interesting addition to the genus Oxypogon.

It was found by Mr. Simons on the 18th and 19th of July 1879, on the Sierra Nevada of Santa Marta, in Colombia, at an altitude of from 10,000 to 14,000 feet above the sea.

Messrs. Salvin and Godman remark that the present bird is like Oxypogon guerini, but may be distinguished at a glance by the long plumes of the throat being blue instead of green, and by its having the inner web of the lateral tail-feathers entirely creamy-white except at the tips. They write:—

The species is perfectly distinct from O. guerini of the high mountain-ranges of Colombia, and also from O. lindeni from the high lands of Merida. Besides other differences, the colouring of the middle of the throat at once distinguishes these beautiful birds, that of O. lindeni being white, of O. guerini green, and of our new species blue. In having a large amount of white in the tail, O. cyanolæmus approaches more nearly O. guerini.

The following is a translation of the original description given by Messrs. Salvin and Godman:—

Above dull green, the sides of the neck and the nape white, the whole of the head black, washed with green; an elongated black crest, with a central streak of white, divided into two towards the nostrils; underneath whitish, the middle of the throat ornamented with elongated blue plumes, the sides of the body spotted with dull green; tail bronzy-green, the three outer tail-feathers on each side creamy white excepting the tips and the outer web (the outermost excepted).

The female is similar to the male, but the head uniform with the back, the elongated crest and blue throat being absent; bill and feet black. Total length 4·5 inches, wing 2·7, outer tail-feather 3·2, centre tail-feather 2·9, bill from gape 0·6.

The figures in the Plate are drawn from the typical specimens lent to me by Messrs. Salvin and Godman, and represent two adult males and a female.

References

  • Oxypogon cyanolæmus, O. Salvin & F. D. Godman, Ibis, 1880, p. 172, pl. iv. fig. 2.

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