Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 354
is known certainly ofthe exact locaHty where it is to be found, or ofits habits, though it can be readily believedthat with such a head-gear of brittle feathers itdoes not seek its food on the ground, but prob- 1898.] NEW BIRDS OF PARADISE. 869 ably, like most other birds of paradise, livesalmost… … WILSON S BIRD OF PARADISE. Behind the head a ruff of canary-coloredfeathers stands upright above the scarlet backand wings. The breast is covered with a shieldof glossy green plumes, which toward the throatare marked with metallic-green and violet spotsof extraordinary beauty. The two…
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