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Scientific American, Vol. 44, No. 9 (1881) (1881)

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sually they are seen in In North Africa these birds are commonly met with in wings and tail feathers, is black and vivid red. The other the neighborhood of villages in large flocks, but they live communities of from ten to forty individuals, and are often characteristics are a sbort conical bill,… … paradisea) is often found in cages come into contest. There exists and menageries, as it is quite com. among them the most harmless kind mon in its native land, and bears of rivalry, and they appear to enjoy confinement better than most tropi- each other’s society. Their nests cal birds. It isan…

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