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Definition of Paradisea apoda
Paradisea apoda Bird of paradise Bird" of par"a*dise (Zo["o]l.)
The name of several very beautiful birds of the genus
Paradisea and allied genera, inhabiting New Guinea and the
adjacent islands. The males have brilliant colors, elegant
plumes, and often remarkable tail feathers.
Note: The Great emerald (Paradisea apoda) and the Lesser
emerald (P. minor) furnish many of the plumes used
as ornaments by ladies; the Red is P. rubra or
sanguinea; the Golden is Parotia aurea or
sexsetacea; the King is Cincinnurus regius. The name
is also applied to the longer-billed birds of another
related group (Epimachin[ae]) from the same region.
The Twelve-wired (Seleucides alba) is one of these.
See Paradise bird, and Note under Apod.