1963 Color Print Short Billed Hummingbird Rough Stemmed Encyclia Mexico HMX1 XACA7 as the ink blends in

as the ink blends in nearly seamlessly into the darkness of the image's black background

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1963 Color Print Short Billed Hummingbird Rough Stemmed Encyclia Mexico HMX1 XACA7 as the ink blends in" This is an original 1963 color print by Rafael Montes de Oca of two members of the Thaumatias Brevirostris, more commonly known as the Short Billed Emerald Hummingbird. The featured orchid is Epidendrum nemorale, known as the Rough Stemmed Encyclia, grows in the Mexican states of Mexico, Guerrero, Michoacan, and further northwest. It flowers in March and April. CONDITION This 50+ year old Item is rated Near Mint. No creases. No natural defects. No