Marvellous Humming-Bird (Loddigesia mirabilis), John Gould I scarcely know how to commence my account of a Humming-Bird which has for so many years been an object of the highest interest, not only to myself, but to every one who has paid attention to the Trochilidæ, and which I have made the type of my genus Loddigesia, a term proposed in honour of my much-valued and lamented friend the late Mr. George Loddiges. 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."