The Lyre-bird 



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when the new ones are developed, large portions of the 

 bird's body are covered with pen-feathers, the sheaths of 

 which are as conspicuous as they are in young Kingfishers 

 and other Picarian Birds. 



While on the subject of gaudy decoration in birds, we 



The Lyre-bird (Menura superba). 



must notice one instance of the ornamentation of the tail, 

 which is equal to anything exhibited by the Birds of 

 Paradise, or by any other bird in existence. This is seen in 

 the Lyre-birds of Australia, and they are among the many 

 bizarre types of birds which are found in that portion of 

 the globe. At first sight the Lyre-bird looks like a kind of 



