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Webster 1913 Edition
Bird of paradise
Bird′ of par′a-dise
.(Zool.)
The name of several very beautiful birds of the genus
The name is also applied to the longer-billed birds of another related group (Paradisea
and allied genera, inhabiting New Guinea and the adjacent islands. The males have brilliant colors, elegant plumes, and often remarkable tail feathers. Epimachinæ
) from the same region. The Twelve-wired bird of paradise
(Seleucides alba
) is one of these. See Paradise bird
, and Note under Apod
.