PERCHING BIRDS. 



145 



Fig 119._Bo\ver-bird. 



around it in a sport 

 ive manner. 



242. The bills of 

 the Birds of Paradise 

 are so long and slen- 

 der that some nat- 

 uralists have placed 

 this family among 

 the Tenuirostres. 

 They are confined to 

 New Guinea and the 

 neighboring islands. 

 They are distinguish 

 ed for their remarka- 

 ble plumes, which are 

 of different kinds in 

 the various species, 

 usually consisting of 



Fig. 120. Bird of Paradise. 



