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THE STUDY OF ANIMAL LIFE CHAP. 



mate to the nest by captivating wiles, dances round her 

 in a frenzy, and afterwards guards the eggs with jealous 

 care. 



FIG. 27. MALE AND FEMALE BIRD OF PARADISE (Puradisea minor). 



The male has highly decorative, brilliantly coloured plumage. That 

 of the female is simple and relatively plain. 



(From Evolution of Sex ; after Catalogue of Dresden Museum.) 



