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bird-of-paradise (noun) - A tropical plant native to South Africa, commonly known for its brightly colored flowers resembling a bird in flight
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The red bird-of-paradise presents an unusual appearance because of its glossy red feathers.
They look superficially like a diminutive bird-of-paradise but are actually closely related to the fantails.
The ornamental structure as a whole might have resembled that of the extant greater bird-of-paradise.
An extravagant use of detail and bird-of-paradise theatricality generated the mood of the moment.
Some exotic species alien to European are included such as the Raggiana bird-of-paradise.
The king bird-of-paradise is distributed throughout lowland forests of New Guinea and nearby islands.
Because of the male 's beautifully coloured plumage, it was previously thought to be a bird-of-paradise.
A male red bird-of-paradise competing to attract a female by dancing.
This bird is the most recently-discovered of all the bird-of-paradise species.
The celebrated, bird-of-paradise flower is a distinctive hotspot endemic.
We will deck the halls with ribbons, bunting and a bird-of-paradise for every customer.
A bird-of-paradise flower looks like the head of a bird.
These pigs, a staple of the shelmikedmu 's economy, are adorned with hornbilled beaks and bird-of-paradise feathers.
Gingers, heliconias and bird-of-paradise flowers are distant relatives of bananas.
The parotias are a genus, Parotia, of passerine birds in the bird-of-paradise family Paradisaeidae.

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The magnificent bird-of-paradise reaches a length of around 26 cm and has an extremely complex plumage.
The breeding system of the Raggiana bird-of-paradise is polygamy.
Wonderful bird-of-paradise Seleucidis melanoleucus x Paradisaea minor.
This species is believed to be the first bird-of-paradise ever brought to Europe.
The most commonly grown strelitzia is Strelitzia reginae, commonly called bird-of-paradise.
The peculiar appearance of Wilson 's bird-of-paradise is shown in full splendour during its courtship display.
So not surprisely Strelitzia Reginae is know as the Bird-of-Paradise flower.
Drepanornis is a genus of bird-of-paradise found in forests of New Guinea.
Common names for the genus include lobster-claws, toucan peak, wild plantains or false bird-of-paradise.
The black sicklebill ( Epimachus fastosus ) is a large bird-of-paradise of midmountain forests of New Guinea.
The blue bird-of-paradise is endemic to Papua New Guinea.
A drawing of the emperor bird-of-paradise.
The emperor bird-of-paradise is endemic to Papua New Guinea.
I think this is a bird-of-paradise.
The Greater Bird-of-paradise ( Paradisaea apoda ) is the largest member in the genus Paradisaea.
He shoots a red bird-of-paradise.
The pale-billed sicklebill ( Drepanornis bruijnii ) is a species of bird-of-paradise.
An adult-plumaged male bird-of-paradise is depicted on the Flag of Papua New Guinea.
Is a magician, with a special trick . This contender, called the superb bird-of-paradise.
Despite its grandiose name, the kind bird-of-paradise is the smallest bird-of-paradise of all.
His bird-of-paradise work was first published in a 2007 article about them for National Geographic.
It carries the first ( dead ) examples of the bird-of-paradise ever to be seen in Europe.
South Africa 's bird-of-paradise ( Strelitzia reginae ) is a member of the banana family.
It is not a true palm ( family Arecaceae ) but a member of the bird-of-paradise family, Strelitziaceae.
The lesser bird-of-paradise ( Paradisaea minor ) is a bird-of-paradise in the genus Paradisaea.
Wahnes 's parotia ( Parotia wahnesi ) is a medium-sized passerine of the bird-of-paradise family Paradisaeidae.
It is related to the bird-of-paradise flower, Strelitzia reginae.
The Arfak astrapia ( Astrapia nigra ) is a species of bird-of-paradise.
The adult King of Saxony bird-of-paradise is approximately 22 cm long.
The Jobi manucode ( Manucodia jobiensis ) is a species of crow-like bird-of-paradise.
The Wilson 's bird-of-paradise ( " Cicinnurus respublica " ) is a species of passerine bird of the family Paradisaeidae.
Description: Background with two bird-of-paradise flowers.
The King of Saxony bird-of-paradise ( Pteridophora alberti ) is a bird in the bird-of-paradise family Paradisaeidae.
King of Saxony Bird-of-Paradise.

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