. The Malay Archipelago : the land of the oranguatan, and the bird of paradise. A narrative of travel, with studies of man and nature. Natural history; Ethnology. The Supeeb Bikd of Paeadise. 563 A still more rare and beautiful species than tlie last is the Diphyllodes wilsoni, described by Mr. Cassin from a native skin in the rich museum of Philadelphia. The same bird was afterward named "Diphyllodes respublica" by Prince Bona- parte, and still later, " Schlegelia calva," by Dr. Bernstein, who was so fortunate as to obtain fresh specimens in Waigiou. In this species the up
. The Malay Archipelago : the land of the oranguatan, and the bird of paradise. A narrative of travel, with studies of man and nature. Natural history; Ethnology. The Supeeb Bikd of Paeadise. 563 A still more rare and beautiful species than tlie last is the Diphyllodes wilsoni, described by Mr. Cassin from a native skin in the rich museum of Philadelphia. The same bird was afterward named "Diphyllodes respublica" by Prince Bona- parte, and still later, " Schlegelia calva," by Dr. Bernstein, who was so fortunate as to obtain fresh specimens in Waigiou. In this species the upper mantle is sulphur yellow, the low- er one and the wings pure red, the breast-plumes dark green, and the lengthened middle tail-feathers much shorter than in the allied species. The most curious difference is, however, that the top of the head is bald, the bare skin being of a rich cobalt blue, crossed by several lines of black velvety feathers. It is about the same size as Diphyllodes speciosa, and is no doubt entirely confined to the island of Waigiou. The female, as figured and described by Dr. Bernstein, is very like that of Cicinnurus regius, being similarly banded beneath; and we may therefore conclude that its near ally, the " Magnificent," is at least equally plain in this sex, of which specimens have not yet been obtained. The Superb Bird of Paradise was first figured by Buffon, and was named by Boddaert, Paradisea atra, from the black. THE SUPERB BIRD OP PARADISE (LophoHna atro), ground color of its plumage. It forms the genus Lophorina. 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 Wallace, Alfred Russel, 1823-1913. New York : Harper
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