GOLDEN BIRD OF PARADISE. 
and the back, are covered with feathers of an 
cxceeduig fine, bright, reddish orange, or gold 
colour; long and loose on the neck, like those 
of a Domestic Cock, and falling a little over 
the breast. The breast, belly, and greater 
feathers of the wings, are of a very beautiful 
yellow, or pale orange. The covert feathers 
of the wings are black, with a small mixture 
of yellow. The golden, or yellow, colour of 
this bird, is so very bright, that it is far beyond 
my art to imitate. The tail is composed of 
twelve feathers — it being, I believe, perfedl— 
of a deep black above, and of a rusty or fainter 
black beneath ; the shafts of the feathers be- 
neath appearing yellowish. All the tail-feathers 
have a very narrow fringe, or border, of yellow, 
just at their tips. The bird being brought from 
the Indies without legs, I can say nothing about 
them; but, for the better grace of the figure, I 
have added legs and feet, of such a form and 
proportion as I judged most proper, from my 
observation of the other species of Birds of 
Paradise, which I have seen with their legs 
perfe6l. This bird was brought from the East 
Indies, by my good friend Capt. Isaac Worth, 
a Commander in our East-India Company's 
service, who presented it to me, I take it to 
be 
