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the rump, beyond which they become much longer, 

 but far less curved, and are stretched to some dis- 

 tance on each side the base of the tail : all these 

 feathers are of a purplish black colour on their 

 inner or shallower webs, but along the edges and 

 tips of the wider Web are of a brilliant golden 

 green : on each side the lower part of the body, 

 beneath the wings, is also situated a thick and 

 moderately long groupe of loose-webbed, pendent, 

 brownish feathers, as in some of the Paradise- 

 Birds, to which this species, in the disposition of 

 its plumage bears a considerable resemblance : the 

 tail is most strongly cuneiform, and consists of 

 twelve feathers, the two exterior ones being about 

 five inches in length, the rest lengthening in pro- 

 portion, and the two middle feathers measuring 

 about twenty-eight inches : these are of a much 

 broader and less pointed form than the side-fea- 

 thers : the legs are of a moderate length, strong, 

 and black. Nothing particular seems to be knowi* 

 of the history or habits of this beautiful bird. 



