LESSER KITsTG BIRD OF PARADISE. 
about an inch long, if measured to the slits or 
angles of the mouth. The upper mandible of 
the bill Is half-way covered v^ith feathers like 
velvet, of an orange -col our. The head is co- 
vered with plush-like feathers; which is a 
characteristic of this genus: the neck, hack, 
and upper side of the wings and tail, have fea- 
thers of the common make; ail, from head to 
tail, of a full red colour, a little inclining to 
chesnut, beautifully glossy. The under or for- 
ward part of the neck, has a inixtui e of l)iack, 
blended with the red; like the black throat of 
a Cock- Sparrow. 1/hc insides of the greater 
feathers of the wings, are of a reddish yellow 
lighter than they are ajoove ; the inner covert 
feathers of the wings, are white ; and the under 
side of the tail, is dusky. Under each win 
there is a remarkable tuft of feathers; each 
consisting of seven or eight in number ; of 
dark blackish-brov. n colour, with very fine 
glossy, green tips ; and each feather having 
transverse bar, or line, of a whitish colour 
parting the green tip from the dusky part of th 
feather. I have extended the wings, in thi 
fig-ure, the better to shew these feathers, 
has, on the breast, a half-moon-like mar 
.'lie points, or horns, pointing upwards: of 
