. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Birds; Natural history; Oiseaux; Sciences naturelles. .?^' till' l)ir(ls, and Avas a a iimiiln'r, sonif mill their pvostrntn iSiMitwlicrcIstdod, :i()ii of Llio survivdrs fi^'aiu alif,'lito(l near litest ot 'iiracy of detnil tor 'iiuarkiible contrast monjf tlio , is, and Avitli yrcat of tlio red-lK^iulnl usually circuitous, Ibv ]il('asurc\ Idws (if the tnniks iiiics uioir, oiitcriu^ <:, last by tho claws 'tiro to their holes r sociable with and id always at nii^ht jcndicular position, ^ersifiod with other saiiio tint is s
. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Birds; Natural history; Oiseaux; Sciences naturelles. .?^' till' l)ir(ls, and Avas a a iimiiln'r, sonif mill their pvostrntn iSiMitwlicrcIstdod, :i()ii of Llio survivdrs fi^'aiu alif,'lito(l near litest ot 'iiracy of detnil tor 'iiuarkiible contrast monjf tlio , is, and Avitli yrcat of tlio red-lK^iulnl usually circuitous, Ibv ]il('asurc\ Idws (if the tnniks iiiics uioir, oiitcriu^ <:, last by tho claws 'tiro to their holes r sociable with and id always at nii^ht jcndicular position, ^ersifiod with other saiiio tint is seen ad aro jxirc f;olden poi'tions mv of the y-ellow, tinged M-itli d tho long weili^to- contral line. The oung of both sexes fs is about twenty- id of smaller size. tlicr parts of Xew H'lintil'ul luriu and the contiiur of the 0 central fonthers s is so unusual in induced systomatie .Man}'specimens of iisc, they are often ;ii abstracted, thus. PAPUAN hOn\, l;ij,m. The colours with which this species is decorated are remarkably rich and intense The geiu^l colour is ]. scarlet, relieved by patches of azure, ... yellow and tass: :;r nlli 1' '"â '" ' "'^'^?:', ^ â ;â ''J'l'^'' P-'^^'t of the back, and all tho^ parts of t leCdy re .nlnmt scarlet, with the exception of two patches of across the t. oi he head edged with deep purple. There are als. some patches of yellow on ] siS o e hreastand t u, tlughs. The loxver parts of tlu' back, the upper tail-cover and tie e't'Jlt. 1 IV'"' '"â '^''^J''^^' '"'^» the wings are ,,/S'he tu. lonl'lSer!^ h t d a e tgrass-green tor the greafr part of their length, and areli p. v^tl hi n v-llow. JlK. remaining feathers of tla- tab have their ba^al halves S'm^n \ the golden yellow. The total length of the Papuan Lorv is aboS^^ . hes ot wlueh measmvment the two long tail-lcathers occupy no less^tban ,Teven i i Ss v';; ;ill;;i;:r;s' '" "^'^" &quo
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