474 REPTILES AND BIRDS. 
habits. The beak, which is furnished at the base with small feathers 
pointing forward, is slender, convex, and slightly compressed at 
the sides. ‘The hypochondnal feathers are broad, elongated, and 
truncated. 
In the Superb (Paradisea superba, Fig, 194) the beak is fur- 
nished with elongated feathers, extending half its length ; the feathers 
of the neck rising just behind the head, expand into a wing-like 
form. 
Fig. 193.--King Bird of Paradise Fig. s94.—The Superb Bird of Paradise. 
In the Golden Bird of Paradise (Paradisca sexsetacea, Fig. 195) 
the beak is furnished with short feathers for half its length, and is 
slender, compressed laterally, notched and curved at the tip; they 
have long, broad, and loose plumes covering the sides and abdominal 
part. It obtains the name of Sifilet, given to it by Buffon, from the 
three thread-like feathers on each side of the head expanding into 
a lancet shape at the extremity, and which form a very striking 
ornament. 
The birds which constitute the Crows (Corzvéde) are characterised 
by a very strong beak with cutting edges, broad at the base, flattened 
laterally, and hooked towards the point ; the nostrils covered with 
