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the rump, beyond which they become much longer^ ] 

 but far less curved, and are stretched to some dis- i 

 tance on each side the base of the tail : all these ^ 

 feathers are of a purplish black colour on their 1 

 inner or shallower webs, but along the edges and \ 

 tips of the wider web are of a brilliant golden | 

 green^; on each side the lower part of the body, i 

 beneath the wings, is also situated a thick and | 

 moderately long groupe of loose-webbed, pendent, \ 

 brownish feathers, as in some of the Paradise- I 

 Birds, to which this species, in the disposition of I 

 its plumage bears a considerable resemblance : the I 

 tail is most strongly cuneiform, and consists of i 

 twelve feathers, the two exterior ones being about ] 

 five inches in length, the rest lengthening in pro- 

 portion, and the two middle feathers measuring i 

 about twenty-eight inches: these are of a much ■ 

 broader and less pointed form than the side-fea- ' 

 thers : the legs are of a moderate length, strong, |^ 

 and black. Nothing particular seems to be known ■ 

 of the history or habits of this beautiful bird. i 



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