Glowing Puff-leg (Eriocnemis vestita), John Gould It is to be regretted that some more appropriate term than ves¢itus had not been selected as the specific designation of this wonderful little bird—I say wonderful advisedly; for every one who, for the first time, finds himself in front of the compartment in my collection in which this species is placed, gives utterance to some exclamation expressive of the admiration excited by its striking beauty and the glow-worm like splendour of its upper tail-coverts. 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."
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