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plumage exhibiting white, black, brown, and blue, while there 

 is a handsome crest upon the head. 



The remaining British species are: Hooded Crow {Corvus comix), Nutcracker 

 (Nucifraga caryocatactes), Chough (Pyrrfiocorax graculus). 



Fig. io6. — Great Paradise Bird {Paradisea a^ 



2. The Birds of Paradise are closely related to the crows in 

 structure, but are remarkable for the gorgeous and varied plumage 

 of the males, certain of the feathers being prolonged and modified 

 in various ways. The region from which such feathers spring 

 differs in different species. Birds of Paradise are for the most 



