LESSER KING BIRD CF PARADISE. 
except, that tbe^r are' shorter; a.cd their extre- 
mity, wliicb. is furnished witii webs, forms a 
cu.ri, by rolHiig into icself, and is ornamcnred 
with spangles, resembling, in miniatuie, those 
of the "Peacock. He also has, heiieaih the 
wing, on each side, a bunch of seven or eight 
feathers : -which are longer than in mosi birds^ 
but not so long as those of tlie Bird of Para- 
'dise; and of a different shape, for thex^ aie 
edged through their whole extent with webs 
of adhering filaments. The Manuccde is 
smaller: the biil white; and long, in propor- 
tion. The wings are, also, longer, the tail is 
, shorter; and, the nostrils are covered with 
feathers. 
" Cluslus counted only thirteen quiils, in 
each wing, and seven (;r eight in the tail: but 
he did not consider that, in a dried speciinen, 
these micrht not be com pleat. The san .e au- 
thor remarks, as a singularity, that, in some, 
the two filaments of the tail cross each other; 
though this might often happen froni acci- 
dent: considering their ilcxioiiity, and thcii 
length." 
