TO 



ALFEED RUSSEL WALLACE, Esq. 



WHOSE FAME AS A TRAVELLER 

 IS ONLY ECLIPSED 



BY THAT WHICH HE HAS GAINED AS A NATURALIST ; 



AND TO WHOM WE ARE INDEBTED FOR NEARLY ALL OUR 



AUTHENTIC INFORMATION 



REGARDING THE HABITS OF MANY SPECIES 



OF THE 



BIRDS OF PARADISE, 



THIS VOLUME 



IS 



DEDICATED 



BY THE AUTHOR. 



