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St. Nicholas [serial] (1873)

Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 352

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rd on its discovery. At that time, in theyear 1598, it was supposed the garden of Edenyet existed somewhere in the far East, and that , NEW BIRDS OF PARADISE. 867 so beautiful a bird could not have come fromany less wonderful region. It was believed tobe a survivor of the heavenly creatures… … THE PENNANT-BEARER it necessary to do so here, since specimensare to be found in all our principal museums,and descriptions abound in books of naturalhistory. This is not the case, however, withthe other birds which the accompanying illus-trations represent. They are newly discoveredand not…

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