LES'SER KING BIRD OF PARADISE. 
tryman Mr. Williighby, v in his History of 
Birds: but, finding my subject diiFer a. good ! 
deal from his description, I imagine this to b© i 
more perfect; and, as the figure in Willugh- 
by is very small, and meanly designed, I hope t 
this will be more, acceptable. I find, also, a | 
figure of this bird, in a Natural History pub- 
lished at Amsterdam by Albert Seba, whicb 
varies a little from this: but, as that is a great 
a?id very expensive work, and not like to fall 
into the hands of many of our countrymen, it 
has not deterred me from giving the public 
this figure and description. I follow WiU 
lughby, m giving a royal title to this bird;, I 
though, I think, the Greater Bird of Paradise,, 
before described, merits that honour better." 
• 
Such is the history and description of this 
bird, as given by Edwards. It appears to be 
the Paradisea Regia, of the Linnsan svsrem ; 
theManucodiata Minor, of Brisson; tlie Ki:ig's 
Bird, of Forrest; the Rex Avium Paradisearum, 
or King Paradise Bird, of Seba, Clusius, La- 
tham, &c. and the Manucode, of Buffon. 
I adopt this name," says the great French 
niituraHsL, ^\ fron:i the Indian appel'ia'ion Ma- 
nu.codlata 
