Red-tailed comet, Sappho sparganura, and Ecuadorian hillstar, Oreotrochilus chimborazo.

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Red-tailed comet, Sappho sparganura, and Ecuadorian hillstar, Oreotrochilus chimborazo. Chromolithograph by unknown artist/engraver from Mary and Elizabeth Kirby's "Beautiful Birds in Far-Off Lands," T. Nelson, London, 1872. Mary Kirby (1817-1893) and Elizabeth Kirby (1823-1873) were two Victorian sisters who wrote many natural history books for children.

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Size: 4373px × 6137px
Photo credit: © Florilegius / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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