THE BIRD OF PARADISE. 



1 The Emerald. 2 The Siflet. 3 The Incomparable. ■) The Gloudy. 5 The Superb. 



Among the feathered dories of creation the Birds of Paradise take the first rank. Nature has lavished 

 upon them the most attractive graces of plumage. From the practice of the natives of New Guinea of 

 cutting off their legs, before selling their skins to travellers, it was once believed, in Europe, that they had 

 no feet, but flew continually in the air, and fed on morning dew. 



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