John Gould (1804-1881) Sterna Paradisea. With text. Hand colored ornithological lithograph. Lithographers: J. Gould, E. Gould, E. Lear, H.C. Richter, W. Hart. Printed in London: C. Hullmandel or Taylor. Plate from one of the following Gould volumes: A Monograph of the Trochilidae or Humming Birds (1849–61); A Monograph of the Ramphastidae (Family of Toucans) (1834-35); The Birds of Australia (1840-69); The Birds of Asia (1850–83); Birds from the Himalaya Mountains (1830–1832); The Birds of Great Britain (1862–73); The Birds of Europe (1832-37); or The Birds of New Guinea and Papuan Islands (1875–88). 21 1/4" x 14 1/2"