Mulsant & Verreaux. [Purple-throated Hummingbird] Oreopyra Calolaema. 1874. American Paintings Watercolor for plate 133: “Sessile-Wake-Robin”

Watercolor for plate 133: “Sessile-Wake-Robin” Trillium sessile

including Maurice of Nassau

if somewhat chancy

It is unclear whether or not he was bribed to do so

marked by hardship and wonder

Mulsant & Verreaux. [Purple-throated Hummingbird] Oreopyra Calolaema. 1874. American Paintings Watercolor for plate 133: “Sessile-Wake-Robin”Mulsant & Verreaux [Purple throated Hummingbird] Oreopyra Calolaema 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 prominent