PARADISE B I R D; 



We are able here to enumerate eight fpecies, the whole of which 

 have come under our infpeftion ; but are confident that there mud 

 be ftill others, both from the relations of authors, and the fragments 

 we have met with, bearing no relation to thofe already mentioned ; 

 the defcribing of which would give not the lean: information to 

 the reader. 



47 £ 



Paradifea apoda, Lin. Syjl. i. p. 166. N° I. 



L'Oifeau-de-paradis, Brif. orn. ii. p. 130. N° I. pi. rj. f. I. — Buf. oif. 



iii. p. 151. pi. 12. — Pl.enl. 254. 

 Manucaudiatse, Rati Syn, p. 20. N° 1. p. 21. N° £, 5, 6, 7. N° 22. 



N° 8, 9 ? 

 Birds of Paradife, Will. orn. p. 91. N° 1. p. 92. N° 3, 5, 6, 7. 



p. ^. 8, 9? pi. 11. 

 Greater Bird of Paradife, Ednjti. pi. no. — Albin. iii. pi. 9. 

 Great Bird of Paradife from Aroo, Forr. Voy. p. 135,.. 

 Br. Muf. Lev. Muf. 



1. 



K GREATER 



PARADISE 



BIRD. 



'TpHIS fpecies appears from the plumage to be as big as a 

 Pigeon, but the body fcarce exceeds that of a Thruih. The 

 length, from the end of the bill to that of the tail, is twelve inches 

 and a half:, the bill greenifh yellow, and an inch and a half long : 

 the eyes very fmall : the head, which is likewife fmall in proportion* 

 to the bird, the throat, and neck, are covered, with very Jhort/ 

 denfe, fliff feathers : thofe on the head and hind part of the neck 

 are of a pale gold-colour : the bafe of the bill is furrounded with 

 black feathers, appearing like velvet, changing in different lights 

 to green: the fore part of the neck is green-gold. : the lower 

 part of the neck behind, the back, wings, and tail, are cheftnut : 

 breaft deeper cheftnut, verging to purple : from under the wings 

 2 fpring 



DESCRIPTION, 



