king bird of paradise

noun

A species of bird of paradise (Cicinnurus regius) of lowland rainforests of New Guinea and the Aru Islands.

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nounking bird of paradise (plural king birds of paradise)

plural king birds of paradise

  1. A species of bird of paradise (Cicinnurus regius) of lowland rainforests of New Guinea and the Aru Islands.

    I was informed, however, that the small red species, the "King Bird of Paradise," retains its plumage at all seasons, and this I might therefore hope to get.

    1869, Alfred Russel Wallace, The Malay Archipelago, volume II, London: Macmillan and Co., page 203
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