Matthews’ Panoplites (Panoplites Mathewsi), John Gould The rich country of Peru is the native habitat of this very rare species; I say very rare, because as yet few examples have been sent to Europe; there is, however, a very fine one in the Collection of the Jardin des Plantes at Paris, and I have been fortunate enough to procure three or four for my own. 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."