Bird-lovers must now bid farewell forever to all the birds of paradise.
But if my desires were fulfilled by the capture of this bird of paradise, those of our Canadian huntsman remained unsatisfied.
From what you say I should have inferred that birds of paradise were probably polygamous.
The water rustled and roiled as if all the birds of paradise that the world contained had taken flight.
Who had named those birds the birds of paradise?
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He is known to be the first photographer who photographed all of the species of birds of paradise in their natural habitat.
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In the five cases of eggs feathers of thebirdofparadisewere found to the value of £2,500 concealed amongst the eggs.
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I intend to maintain the prohibition against the importation ofbirdofparadisefeathers.
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No licences are being issued for the importation of feathers of thebirdofparadise.
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This is the origin of both the namebirdofparadiseand the specific name "apoda" without feet.
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The creature is often referred to asbirdofparadise.
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Hybridisation is frequent in these birds, suggesting the polygamous species ofbirdofparadiseare very closely related despite being in different genera.
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You are coming back not only as a phoenix but as abirdofparadise.
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Thebirdofparadiseis also found on the national coat-of-arms.
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A common name of the genus isbirdofparadiseflower / plant, because of a resemblance of its flowers to thebirdofparadise.
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Satinbirds have weak, non-manipulative feet, wide gapes (at one time they were given the name wide-gapedbirdofparadise), as well as an unossified nasal region.
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They are gorgeous birds of passage now; they will become birds of paradise one day.
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It prohibited the importation into this country of the plumage of birds like ospreys, birds of paradise, and other birds, from abroad, with certain exceptions.
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All species of satinbirds build domed nests, unlike those of birds of paradise.
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The birds of paradise, for example, sing and display elaborate ornaments during courtship.
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