SIFILETS. 



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In the Sifilets (Parotia) the beak is furnished with short 

 feathers for half its length, and is slender, compressed laterally, 



Fig. 211. — The Superb [Paradisea superba, Latham). 



notched and curved at the tip ; they have long, broad, and loose 

 plumes covering the sides and abdominal part. Of this group 

 the Gold-throated Sifilet of BufFon {Parotia sexseiacea, Latham), 



tig. 215. — Golden-throated Sifilet {Paradista uui-ea, Gmelin). - 



Fig. 215, is a fine example. It obtains its name from the three 

 thread-like feathers on each side of the head expanding into u 



