Mulsant & Verreaux. [Purple-backed thornbill Hummingbird] Ramphomicron Microrhynchus. 1874. 1016-B was apparently based on the

was apparently based on the first state of the 1723 Burgis view

17 3/4" x 21 1/2"

who would later serve as chief of engineering for the construction of the Northern Pacific

sold for $182

The birds are defined with subtle modulations of delicate hues

Mulsant & Verreaux. [Purple-backed thornbill Hummingbird] Ramphomicron Microrhynchus. 1874. 1016-B was apparently based on theMulsant & Verreaux [Purple backed thornbill Hummingbird] Ramphomicron Microrhynchus from Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux Mouches, ou Colibris constituant la famille des Trochildes Published: Lyon, 1874 Lithograph with original hand coloring Paper size: 12 1 4 x 8 3 4 Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux Mouches, ou Colibris constituant la famille des Trochildes (The Natural History of Hummingbirds constituting the Trochilidae family) was published in 1874 by