290 THE POE BIRD, 
in some instances the hues with which they are decorated are so bright as to 
afford ground for classing them among the really beautiful birds. ‘Ihey all 
feed-on similar substances, which, as indicated by their name, consis: 
chiefly of honey and the sweet juices of flowers, although they also vary thei: 
diet by insects and other small living beings. 
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Pol BIRD.—(Lvusthemadera Zeelandia.) 
Among this group of birds the Po& BIRD, or TUE, or PARSON BIRD, is 
one of the most conspicuous, being nearly as remarkable for its peculiar 
colouring as the rifle bird itself, although the hues of its feathers are not 
quite so resplendently brilliant as in that crcature. 
