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birds. Serghile is the moft northern part of New Guinea, running 

 out to a fharp promontory, fituated beyond or to the eaft of 

 Cilolo and the Papua ifland, and facing the north. 



Besides the greater black Paradije-bird, there is a lejfer variety. 

 Its feathers are equally long, but not fo thick ; black above, not 

 fliining. This variety is alfo deftitute of the ftiining peacock 

 feathers found in the firft. It likewife wants the three long 

 pointed tail-feathers, which are proper to the greater kind. The 

 Alfuhris, or inhabitants of the mountainous part of the ifle of 

 MeJJbwal, fhoot thefe birds with arrows, and fell them to the 

 people oi'Tidore. 



V. Paradisea alba, Latham Index, i. 197. 

 P.Wayghihu. 'The fame. 



^HE white Paradije-h'ird is the rarefl: of all the Ipecles, and 

 has two varieties, one entirely white, the other black and 

 white. The firft is very rare, and in habit much refembles the 

 Paradije-Urd of Papua. The fecond variety has its fore-part 

 black, and back-part white, with twelve flender crooked almoft 

 naked feathers. This kind is the rareft of all, and is procured 

 only through the people of Tidore, becaufe it is found in thofe 

 Papuan ifles only which are little frequented, particularly in IFay- 

 gbihu (called alfo Wadju, Wardju, and Waygiu.) Some fuipe(5l 

 that they are imported from Serghile, in New Guinea. 



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