Riflebird

An Australian bird of paradise. It is usually 12 inches long with a wing span of 6 inches. Mostly black with iridescent purple, violet, blue, and green.

Keywords

paradisea

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Source

William Dwight Whitney The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: An encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language (New York, NY: The Century Co., 1889)

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