Lesser bird-of-paradise, Paradisaea minor

Lesser bird-of-paradise, Paradisaea minor. Known as the manucodiata, from the Malay manute-dewata, bird of the gods. From Papua New Guinea and the Moluccas. Lufftvogel, Paradysvogel, avis cula Dei. De avibus, de paradisea. Woodcut engraving after an illustration by Lucas Schan and Conrad Gessner from Conrad Gessner's Historiae Animalium, De avium natura, (Natural history of animals: birds), Frankfurt, Wechel for Cambier, 1585

16th Century Apoda Bird Of Paradise Cambier Conrad Gesner Conrad Gessner De Avium Natura Historiae Animalium Legless Lucas Schan Lukas Schan Malay Moluccas Natural History Natural History Of Animals Ornithological Art Wechel Woodblock Xylograph

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