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Mulsant & Verreaux. [Violet-headed Hummingbird] Klais Guimeti. 1874. Artists_George Catlin quadrangularMulsant & Verreaux [Violet headed Hummingbird] Klais Guimeti 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 French