NATURAL HISTORY. 135 
clife, the king of the birds of Paradife, and the 
golden bird of Paradife. 
The bird of Paradife, as defcribcd by More- 
grave, is about the fize of a fwallow. The 
feathers about the beak are as foft as filk, 
green and brown above, and black below ; 
the upper part of the neck is of a gold colour, 
but lower down, it is gold mixed with green : 
the long feathers on the lides, near the rife, 
are of a gold colour, and the other parts of a 
whitifli yellow. 
The king of the birds of paradift, mention- 
ed by Clufius is the leaft of the fpecies. 
The golden bird of Paradife, has a gold co- 
loured neck and beak ; the feet and toes are 
yellow ; bread and back pale orange colour ; 
and the large feathers on the wings and tail, 
are of a deep orange colour. 
The idea that thefe birds have no feet, is 
proved to be an error by Mr. Kay, who fays, 
their feet are neither fmall nor weak, but 
large and long, armed with crooked talons, 
like birds of prey. 
The great beauty and variety difplayed in 
every part of the creation, continually af- 
fords, to the contemplative mind, frelh in- 
ftances of the power, wifdom, and goodnefs, 
ofthe Divine and Almighty architeft. 
The bird of Paradife, which is a native of 
the Molucca Illands, exceeds every other bird 
of the pie lund in beauty ; a proof, that thofe 
gi’ovcs which produce the richelt fpices, pro- 
cloce alfo the fmcfl; birds. The inhabitants, 
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