PERCHING BIRDS. 145 
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. 
i They are distinguish- 
- ed for their remarka- 
ble plumes, which are 
of different kinds in 
the various species, 
usually consisting of 
x 
Fig 119.—bower-bird. 
Fig. 120.—Bird of Paradise. 
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