. Reptiles and birds : a popular account of their various orders : with a description of the habits and economy of the most interesting . Birds; Reptiles. BIEDS OF PAEADISE. ' 499 but more frequently are to be met in large flocks, altering their residence with the change of the monsoon. Their flight is Tery swift, and has been frequently compared by Europeans resident in the East to that of a Swallow ; in con- sequence, they have bestowed on the Bird of Paradise the name ol Swallow of Ternate. It is owing to the long lateral illumes, which they most perfectly. Fig. 212.—The Great Emerald {Pura
. Reptiles and birds : a popular account of their various orders : with a description of the habits and economy of the most interesting . Birds; Reptiles. BIEDS OF PAEADISE. ' 499 but more frequently are to be met in large flocks, altering their residence with the change of the monsoon. Their flight is Tery swift, and has been frequently compared by Europeans resident in the East to that of a Swallow ; in con- sequence, they have bestowed on the Bird of Paradise the name ol Swallow of Ternate. It is owing to the long lateral illumes, which they most perfectly. Fig. 212.—The Great Emerald {Puradisea apoda-, Linn.). control in the air, that they are so buoyant; at the same time, this unusual amount of plumage almost entirely stops their progres- sion against a head wind. When the Bird of Paradise was first spoken of in Europe few believed that it existed. JNTor is this to be wondered at, when we remember that it was affirmed that these gorgeous birds were without legs, and hung on to the branches of trees by their long aerial plumes ; that the female deposited her eggs under the kk2. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Figuier, Louis, 1819-1894; Gillmore, Parker. New York : D. Appleton
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