. Little folks in feathers and fur, and others in neither. 128 LITTLE FOLKS Here is another, the King Bird of Paradise. He is a little fellow, about the size of a sparrow, but he is a great beauty. In color, the back is rich chest-nut, and the breast white with aband of golden green oddest feature is the fan-shaped tuft of feathers whichsprings from each side, of a sortof gray color tipped with brightgreen, and which the pretty littlefellow can spread out, or lay flatdown as he likes. The two middle feathers ofthe tail are curious also ; they arevery long, and like small wiresfor ab
. Little folks in feathers and fur, and others in neither. 128 LITTLE FOLKS Here is another, the King Bird of Paradise. He is a little fellow, about the size of a sparrow, but he is a great beauty. In color, the back is rich chest-nut, and the breast white with aband of golden green oddest feature is the fan-shaped tuft of feathers whichsprings from each side, of a sortof gray color tipped with brightgreen, and which the pretty littlefellow can spread out, or lay flatdown as he likes. The two middle feathers ofthe tail are curious also ; they arevery long, and like small wiresfor about five inches beyond therest of the tail, and at the endsof each, a beautiful tip of brightgreen in a spiral little beauty lives on low trees, and eats a hard fruit. The natives of the Malay Islands where it lives, call it by the graceful name of Goby-goby. The last picture that I shall show you, is the Golden Bird of Paradise. Here it
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