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

from just north of the confluence of the Ohio River to the Gulf of Mexico

including Maurice of Nassau

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

Watercolor and graphite on vellum

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