Order II, PASSERES. 
Tribe IV. Conirostres, 
I he second Family, 
PARADISEIDiE, or Birds of Paradise, 
have the Bill long, strong, with the culmen curved, and the sides compressed to the tip, which is 
e margin a t e d • the base of the upper mandible concealed by short feathers, which also cover the nostrils : 
the AV ing g i on g an( j rounc [ e( i ; the Tail of various lengths, even or rounded : the Tarsi robust, long, and 
c °vered by a single lengthened scale : the Toes long, strong ; the outer toe longer than the inner, and 
united at the base by a membrane ; the hind toe very long and robust : the Claws long, strong, and 
curved. 
I he only Subfamily, 
PARADISEIN7E, or Birds of Paradise, 
have the 
same characters as given above. 
Paradisea Linn. 
Bill rather long and robust, with the culmen curved to the tip, which is emarginated ; the sides 
^pressed, the gonys long and ascending ; the nostrils lateral, and entirely covered by the short plumes 
t conceal the base of the mandible. Wings long and rounded, with the fourth to the seventh quills 
ai l} equal and longest. Tail more or less long, broad, and even or rounded. Tarsi as long as the 
ddle toe, robust, and covered by an entire scale. Toes very long, strong; the outer toe longei than 
inner, and united at the base ; the hind toe longer than the last, robust ; the claws long, sti ong, 
lc h curved, and acute. The sides of the body, neck, breast, tail, and sometimes the head, aie 
amented with prolonged showy feathers. 
ob > splendid birds are peculiar to New Guinea. They are active and lively in their movements, and are usually 
sea^Y^ 0n tlle to P s °i' the high trees, though they descend in the morning and evening to the lower branches, to 
0r ^eir food, and to hide among the foliage from the extreme heat of the sun. The fruits of the teak and of 
by Linna!US in 1735. Manucodiata of Brisson (17h0), Cicinnurus, Parotia, Lophorina, of Vieillot (1816), and 
• Lesson (1835) are probably coequal. 
