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were not without legs. There are several species 



The Testate p^ple «all Bliftmf BBp£tft, 



or Pa])ua Ijirds ; sometimes Maniico dewata, alild 

 likewise Soffii or Siofl'u. The Amboymi natives 

 call them Mauu, key, aroo, tlie bird of the 

 islands, Key and Aroo ; because the nativei of 

 the two lafit lilaf^s^lbdiig^^l^ 

 and Amboyna. At Aroo, the people call them 

 Fanaan. Properly, these birds are not found in 

 Key, which is fifty Dutch miles east of Banda ; 

 but they are found' Hie Aroo islands (lying 

 fiiteink Biiteli Allies e^^ibanE&Jr) dtu^g 



the westeyljf lar city monsoon, and tbey return to 

 New Guinea as soon as tlie easterly or wTt monsoon 

 sets in. They come always in a flock of tliirty 

 or forty, and pre led by a bird wMch the inbaW- 

 tants of Aro^ €be lOng, distinct from 

 Little Kino' Bird of Paradise. This leader is 

 blaek, witli red spots, and coujitantly Hies hig:her 

 tlian the rest of the Hock, which never forsake 

 him, but settle as soon as he settles ; a circum- 

 «tane^ wbiek o^es^oiita^ l^r Tm% ^b,^ itksit 

 king alights m thS' ^KWmd ; whence tbiejMire 

 not a)>U^. to rise, on account of tlie singular struc- 

 ture and disposition of their jdtimage. lliey 

 are likewise unable to % with tlie wind, which 



would destroy their loose plumage, but take tbeir 



