Tag: Bird of Paradise

It is better to be a young June-bug than an old bird of paradise. A Mark Twain quotation Paradisaea apoda, This bird, is a large, up to 43cm long, maroon brown bird with a yellow crown, dark emerald green throat and blackish brown breast cushion. The male is adorned with…

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The bird of paradise alights only upon the hand that does not grasp. A John Berry quotation This bird, Cicinnurus respublica, is a small, up to 21cm long or less, passerine bird of the Paradisaeidae family. The male is a red and black bird with a yellow mantle on its…

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