This illustration was photographed from a book held in the Booth Museum: The Natural History of the Nectariniadae, or Sun Birds published in 1846 by Sir William Jardine. Mrs Gould’s Sunbird (Aethopyga gouldi) is found across a wide range of Asia, from the Himalayas to Northern China and Vietnam. What can we see? Perching Sunbirds… Continue reading Illustration of Mrs Gould’s Sunbird, 1846
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