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Twelve-wired bird of paradise
(gcide)		Bird of paradise \Bird" of par"a*dise\ (Zool.)
The name of several very beautiful birds of the genus
Paradisea and allied genera, inhabiting New Guinea and the
adjacent islands. The males have brilliant colors, elegant
plumes, and often remarkable tail feathers.
[1913 Webster]

Note: The Great emerald (Paradisea apoda) and the {Lesser
emerald} (Paradisea minor) furnish many of the plumes
used as ornaments by ladies; the Red bird of paradise
is Paradisea rubra or Paradisea sanguinea; the
Golden bird of paradise is Parotia aurea or
Parotia sexsetacea; the King bird of paradise is
Cincinnurus regius. The name is also applied to the
longer-billed birds of another related group
(Epimachin[ae]) from the same region. The
Twelve-wired bird of paradise (Seleucides alba) is
one of these. See Paradise bird, and Note under
Apod.
[1913 Webster]
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