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flight constantly against it, cautious not to ven- 

 ture mtin^ imi^^siomhg i^ther, inasmud^ m It 

 ^iag gak fi^m% oMif^ ibm- to Ml to 



the gi'QHud, It is also stated, that ia Aroo, these 

 birds i^vttle on the highest trees, especially on a 

 species oi' small-leaved Waringa trees, that bear 

 yeA berries, on which tliey chiefly live. (Ficus 



Amboyn. 3. f. 90.) The natives catch them witli 

 bii'dliuii;* and in nooses, or shoot tliem with 

 blunt arrows ; but though some are still alive, 

 vfkm tbey Ml into i^eii* hnsxiM^ ^^t$0im kill 

 them MimiM^f i cSm. ^ 1^ off,, 

 draw the entrails, dry and fomlgate them with 

 sulphur, or smoke only.f 



For the dehcacy and harmony in the arrange- 

 m^ictf Ihe coiQiil^iii: this bird, as wdl m its 

 vemBxks^f light mi^ 4^loBte Bf^eaamee, it 

 may well be nam^Ath^Sltd of the Sun, or of 

 ParadisL', fur it surpasses in beauty the whole of 

 the feathered creation, appearing more like a 

 celestial inhabitant than one of earth. Although 

 tlte? Imd km "xdm yeais m Mr. B<sale'$ 



uviiiry, yet it docs not exhibit the appeatuncO 

 of age* but is lively and l^ealthy . 



yiiidv from tlic milky juice yidiled hy the trunk ttf the 

 f F(irrcKts Vftyag<r t*i Net*" (rwaij*!, pp. — 137.. 



