Hand-coloured lithographic plates of Trogon
bird species from the 1830s by John Gould
![1830s ornithological lithograph by John Gould](http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8434/7717925914_ac0aa0f0d4_c.jpg)
Trogon narina (Narina Trogon)
![1830s ornithological illustration by John Gould](http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8281/7717927710_8298894ac1_c.jpg)
Trogon reinwardtii (Reinwardt's Trogon)
![T1830s ornithological lithograph by John Gould](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7126/7717929044_dc68b9ef43_c.jpg)
Trogon variegatus (Purple-breasted Trogon)
![1830s bird lithograph by John Gould](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7114/7717928282_b3f9efb199_c.jpg)
Trogon temnuris (Cuba Trogon)
![19th century ornithological lithograph by John Gould](http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8287/7717927036_86f9c5659c_c.jpg)
Trogon oreskios (Mountain Trogon)
![bird illustration hand-coloured](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7132/7717926436_6f232bcbdf_c.jpg)
Trogon neoxenus (Welcome Trogon)
![1830s ornithological book illustration by John Gould](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7116/7717925172_637c52b754_c.jpg)
Trogon mexicanus (Mexican Trogon)
![hand-coloured book illustration by John Gould of Trogon bird species](http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8422/7717924544_f26dc6a5a6_c.jpg)
Trogon meridionalis (Little Trogon)
![T1830s ornithological lithograph by John Gould](http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8288/7717923876_3ec51b3438_c.jpg)
Trogon melanopterus (Black-winged Trogon)
![19th cent. lithographic bird plate](http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8422/7717922536_be279225a4_c.jpg)
Trogon massena (Prince Massena's Trogon)
![bird lithograph 1830s, coloured by hand](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7136/7717921144_c4b592107a_c.jpg)
Trogon gigas (Giant Trogon)
![1830s ornithological lithograph by John Gould](http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8290/7717920528_8f57fb469f_c.jpg)
Trogon erythrocephalus (Red-headed Trogon)
![1830s ornithological book illustration by John Gould](http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8291/7717919742_5410cc4737_c.jpg)
Trogon elegans (Graceful Trogon)
![1830s bird lithograph by J gould](http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8424/7717918944_3d0bf8b736_c.jpg)
Trogon diardii (Diard's Trogon)
![Trogon species illustration 1830s natural history book](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7131/7717918252_627154e72d_c.jpg)
Trogon citreolus (Lemon-breasted Trogon)
![1830s ornithological plate from science book by John Gould](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7273/7717917696_161356ee12_c.jpg)
Trogon atricollis (Black-throated Trogon)
![1830s ornithological book lithograph by John Gould](http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8423/7717917070_8345467df1_c.jpg)
Trogon ardens (Rosy-breasted Trogon)
'A monograph of the Trogonidae or Family of the Trogons' (1838) was written and illustrated by taxidermist-come-naturalist and artist, the great John Gould, and is made available online by BPU Neuchâtel through the auspices of the Swiss library platform of e-Rara.
Previously: Gould Hummingbirds (Addit: also see Cardiff U) and, tangentially, The Parrots. Also: science!
Elsewhere: @BibliOdyssey & Pinboard.
{The images above have all been slightly spot-cleaned in the backgrounds}
8 comments :
Magnificent!
My one and only desire as of now is to see one one day.
I hope that too Dan. But I think I'll be waiting for a long time to see one in MY backyard :
distribution map from Trogon Wikipedia article.
Gorgeous colouring, and some of the tails in particular are amazing.
Très beau travail ! Magnifique
I sent the link to a friend in Costa Rica and, yes, she sees the local variety.My best are Rainbow Lorikeets; a slow second!
These illustrations are charming. I think the Giant Trogon is my favorite.
Hi from Argentina! I´ve two Trogon´s litographies by Gould. Are really beautiful. One is the Artricolis. And the other one doesn´t appear here! Is the Caligatus. My pictures aren´t so colorful, but it looks really elengant on black&gold frames ;)
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