Hand-coloured lithographic plates of Trogon
bird species from the 1830s by John Gould
Trogon narina (Narina Trogon)
Trogon reinwardtii (Reinwardt's Trogon)
Trogon variegatus (Purple-breasted Trogon)
Trogon temnuris (Cuba Trogon)
Trogon oreskios (Mountain Trogon)
Trogon neoxenus (Welcome Trogon)
Trogon mexicanus (Mexican Trogon)
Trogon meridionalis (Little Trogon)
Trogon melanopterus (Black-winged Trogon)
Trogon massena (Prince Massena's Trogon)
Trogon gigas (Giant Trogon)
Trogon erythrocephalus (Red-headed Trogon)
Trogon elegans (Graceful Trogon)
Trogon diardii (Diard's Trogon)
Trogon citreolus (Lemon-breasted Trogon)
Trogon atricollis (Black-throated Trogon)
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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