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Dicaeum concolor, plain flowerpecker
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Dicaeum concolor, plain flowerpecker
Plate 18, watercolour by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn from her Neilgherry birds and Miscellaneous, (1858)
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1829 1928 Cockburn Cream Margaret Bushby La Cockburn Margaret Bushby Lascelles Passeriformes Passerine Perched Perching Angiospermae Dicaeidae Flowerpecker Magnoliophyta
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Plate 18: Dicaeum concolor, Plain Flowerpecker, is a vibrant and captivating illustration from the renowned work "Neilgherry Birds and Miscellaneous" by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn, published in 1858. This nineteenth-century watercolor masterpiece showcases the exquisite details of this small, crested passerine bird perched gracefully on a branch. The Plain Flowerpecker, also known as the Nilgiri Flowerpecker or Dicaeum concolor, is native to the Western Ghats of India and Sri Lanka. The bird is named for its plain, creamy-brown plumage, contrasted by its distinctive pink eye-ring and bill. The Plain Flowerpecker is a member of the Dicaeidae family, which is characterized by their small size, long tails, and their preference for feeding on nectar and small insects. In this illustration, the Plain Flowerpecker is seen perched on the branch of an angiosperm, or flowering plant, surrounded by a beautiful array of pink and cream-colored flowers. The intricate details of the flowers, as well as the delicate veining on the leaves, are expertly rendered in watercolor, adding to the overall beauty and charm of the image. Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn was a talented natural history illustrator, whose work was widely admired for its accuracy and artistic merit. This illustration of the Plain Flowerpecker is a testament to her skill and dedication to documenting the natural world around her. The Plain Flowerpecker remains an iconic species in the annals of ornithology and botany, and this illustration continues to captivate and inspire viewers over a century and a half after it was first published.
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