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Definition of Ptiloris paradisea

Ptiloris paradisea
Riflebird Ri"fle*bird`, n. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of several species of beautiful birds of Australia and New Guinea, of the genera Ptiloris and Craspidophora, allied to the paradise birds. Note: The largest and best known species is Ptiloris paradisea of Australia. Its general color is rich velvety brown, glossed with lilac; the under parts are varied with rich olive green, and the head, throat, and two middle tail feathers are brilliant metallic green.

Meaning of Ptiloris paradisea from wikipedia

- riflebird (Ptiloris paradiseus) is a p****erine bird of the family Paradisaeidae. It is one of four riflebird species in the genus Ptiloris. It is found...
- The genus Ptiloris consists of four allopatric species of birds in the family Paradisaeidae. These birds of paradise are commonly known as riflebirds,...
- genera, including Seleucidis, the Drepanornis sicklebills, Semioptera, Ptiloris, and Lophorina, although some of these are questionable. The fourth clade...
- northwest New Guinea. The Vogelkop lophorina was given the binomial name Paradisea superba in 1781 in a book which has the German naturalist Johann Reinhold...
- the French ornithologist Louis Pierre Vieillot for a single species, Paradisea superba, the Vogelkop lophorina. This is now the type species. The genus...
- depicting early conceptions of a male Lophorina superba, as well as a Paradisea species (perhaps P. raggiana, due to the light colored bar on the wing)...
- Lophorina Greater lophorina Crescent-caped lophorina Lesser lophorina Ptiloris Magnificent riflebird Growling riflebird Paradise riflebird Victoria's...
- Phylum: Chordata class: Aves Order: P****eriformes Family: Paradisaeidae Genus: Paradisaea Species: P. guilielmi × P. minor Synonyms Paradisea duivenbodei...
- melanoleucus Synonyms References: Paradisea melanoleuca, Daudin Seleucidis acanthilis, Lesson Paradisea alba, Blum. Paradisea nigricans, Shaw Epimachus albus...
- Phylum: Chordata class: Aves Order: P****eriformes Family: Paradisaeidae Genus: Astrapia Vieillot, 1816 Type species Paradisea nigra Gmelin, JF, 1788...