BIRDS OF PARADISE. 



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much diversity as to be divided into several ge* 

 nera. Of these the genus Samalia, which con- 

 tains the species best known, is thus characterized. 



BIRDS OF PARADISE. 



apoda et Lophorina, superba.) 



The beak is robust, convex above, furnished at 

 the base with velvet feathers, straight, compressed 

 at the sides, and jagged towards the tip. The 

 sides of the belly and the flanks are adorned with 



