MA'NE C ^v^lTI: CLOG 1ST AND OOLOaJST. 



( Conlinued from first paye. ) 



Velvety phimesot'u dark green color 

 extend iu a baud across the torhead 

 aud chiu, as tar as the eyes, which are 

 a deep yellow. The beuk is ol a pale 

 lead-blue, ^aud the feet are of a pale ashy 

 pink. 



The Kin;r Bird of P.iradise is only six 

 aad one halt in<* lies ionji. 



T\ie Twelve-wired HirdofParadi.se, is 

 about twelve inches iii length, and has 

 six wire-like fct'thers ext^^nding fioni 

 each side oi the tail : the whole body 

 isoni blaze ot colors. 



The Red Hird of Paradise, is fourteen 

 inches in length, wilii crimson side- 

 plumes extending several inches below 

 the tail. 



Tiie Magnificent Bird of Paradise, 

 has a dense mass of feathers about an 

 inch and a half long, growingouL from 

 the !i;ipe of ihfc neck. 

 The Superb Bird of Paiadise which 

 we have illustrated, is one of the rarest 

 and jiio.'5t beautiful o*' the whole group, 

 tiiough it is only known to us by the 

 dried skins shown shown by the natives 

 The grouj^ color of its plumage is in- 

 tense black, but the featiiors >>u the neck 

 arc beautifully shaded with bjxnize, and 

 tKo.>c of tiieh»'Md are of a brillant mctal- 

 ic sreen and blie ; over its brcMSt it has 

 a shield formed of stiff norrow feathers 

 of a blueish green coloi" with a beautiful 

 gloss : but the most extrodinary feature 

 of this bird isashield whicli springsfrom 

 the back of the neck, simihir in form to 

 that on th'j breast, but much larger and 

 of a velvety black shaded with bronze 

 a'ld purple. 'I'he shnj'e etc., of these 

 shif'ds may be seen in the Jtccompany- 

 iug illustration. 



TheLong-tailed Birl of Para?li«" 

 has a t«ii a little more than tw«) h-et long. 

 Tlie Golden-breasted Bird of Paradise 

 has a buiH'h of long tufted feathers stand- 

 ing out from tlieV)ack ofthe he id The 

 males alone havrfthe beautiful i)h!mage, 

 he female ij* very plain and unattractive. 



Mr. A Li. Wallaee, the English Nat- 

 uialist, spent severalyears in the Malay 

 Arcliijielago, and was able to l'in<l and 

 descril>e eighteen spe-ies, though m«ny 

 UKje are known to exist. They are found 

 chieflj iii .New Guinea and neighboring 

 'slands. In general they ure more or 

 less gregarious : and are often seen pass- 

 ing from one island to another, accord- 

 ing to cisange of season, from the dry to 

 the wet. 



Their notes are 'Wawk-wawk- 

 waw k, wok- wok-wol*. ," and arc no ,-iirill 

 an«] loud that they <an be Jieard at a 

 great distance. Theij* mode of nesting 

 is unknown, 



Thenaii\es of Malay Archipelago 

 and New Guinea profess never to have 

 seen an egg or nest. They molt about 

 February and in .May conje forlh again 

 in full plumage. They are very lively 

 and aciive, and in coitinement pert and 

 bold. They bestow great caie on their 

 plujtinge, and always sit on the perches 

 of tile cage, so that no part o( it may 

 reach theflwor, or get in the least degree 

 soiled. J n confinement, they are fed on 

 insects, rice, etc, In a wild state, their 

 food roiivists of fruit of the teak-tree, 

 and also of the large butterflies which 

 abound ia their nat've islands. 



WHAT OTHERS SAY. 



Of tl:c many lesth»:oni;ils wc are 

 constantly leceivmg w^e publish the 

 followii.'g. 



The HI C & O just rcc(Mved, the ad. 

 was nicely put iu, I received more an- 

 swers from it than from both of my 

 other ads, in other pipers, and sold 

 goods to one party alone that more than 

 paid for the ad. — S, Pool, Squibuocket 

 Mass. 



Sample copy of your M.C. it O, re- 

 ceived ; also pnc( -'ist Stuffed lairds, 

 IJirws ^kiii and Birds I'^ggs, and can 

 truly say that your pajeristlK.' best vet 

 received, — O Johnson, Mo:iro\ia Jud. 



