Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 353
olce, in honor of QueenCarohne of Saxony. The modification offeathers that occurs inthe group to which thebird just described be-longs, reaches the great-est possible oddity inthe pennant-bearer {Pleridoptera Alberti),where they are trans-formed into two stalk-like appendages startingfrom each side… … CERULEAN BIRD OF PARADISE. extremity to the other with small, flat, shell-likeexpansions, bright blue on their upper surfaces,and brown beneath. A narrow necklace ofgem-like feathers of a metallic-blue luster withdark centers separates the golden yellow of thebreast from the dark velvety purple of…
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