Beautiful Wood Star (Calothorax pulcher), John Gould At a first glance this species might be easily mistaken for the bird known to English collectors as the ‘Mexican Star,” and to the French as “Barbe-bleue,”—Calothorax cyanopogon. This illustration has been restored to its original vibrancy by enhancing colors and removing unwanted marks. A monograph of the Trochilidæ, or family of humming-birds was published between 1849 and 1887 by English ornithologist John Gould. This monumental work depicts and describes all the known species of hummingbirds at the time - comprising 418 lithographic plates and information on 537 species."
 
                                 
                         Short-tailed Wood-Star, John GouldHummingbirds
Short-tailed Wood-Star, John GouldHummingbirds Atala’s Emerald, John GouldHummingbirds
Atala’s Emerald, John GouldHummingbirds Elicia’s Golden Tail, John GouldHummingbirds
Elicia’s Golden Tail, John GouldHummingbirds The Phaon Comet, John GouldHummingbirds
The Phaon Comet, John GouldHummingbirds Red-billed Azure-crown, John GouldHummingbirds
Red-billed Azure-crown, John GouldHummingbirds Ecuadorian Rainbow, John GouldHummingbirds
Ecuadorian Rainbow, John GouldHummingbirds Saucerotte’s Erythonote, John GouldHummingbirds
Saucerotte’s Erythonote, John GouldHummingbirds Chilian Fire-crown, John GouldHummingbirds
Chilian Fire-crown, John GouldHummingbirds Great Jacobin, John GouldHummingbirds
Great Jacobin, John GouldHummingbirds Langsdorff’s Thorn-tail, John GouldHummingbirds
Langsdorff’s Thorn-tail, John GouldHummingbirds Great Fork-tailed Humming-bird, John GouldHummingbirds
Great Fork-tailed Humming-bird, John GouldHummingbirds Whitely’s Humming-bird, John GouldHummingbirds
Whitely’s Humming-bird, John GouldHummingbirds Green-throated Mango, John GouldHummingbirds
Green-throated Mango, John GouldHummingbirds Train-bearer, John GouldHummingbirds
Train-bearer, John GouldHummingbirds Jardine’s Panoplites, John GouldHummingbirds
Jardine’s Panoplites, John GouldHummingbirds Brown Violet-Ear, John GouldHummingbirds
Brown Violet-Ear, John GouldHummingbirds Belted Hermit, John GouldHummingbirds
Belted Hermit, John GouldHummingbirds Evening Humming Bird, John GouldHummingbirds
Evening Humming Bird, John GouldHummingbirds Ruby-throated Humming-bird, John GouldHummingbirds
Ruby-throated Humming-bird, John GouldHummingbirds White-tip, John GouldHummingbirds
White-tip, John GouldHummingbirds