, 1875-02-20
SPARKS OF SCIENCE.
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tHJ.t tSAr fHrhlFnn
,,' nAu'se "s ~ s.a,,, =, 1,.,,,,.r ~
4fota Walgebn' non ot 'no tsto"p " ia"aaA as4
ands. It bo'ongH N tne gonns Nifag'''1"s' aao
tho specific name GHttacttnt III. IL rroposcd for
,hn.a ~ nrnin;a,a t,,e psruljxo .ro cIior.
"aosa uo"'pona Wv 1 49, H., ,,'a ~s''o
y icstncteu. ~ ousioas 4Aot 'n4' 4ac'o sA"
H'aiao birds arc limltoA 10 Naw onlnea shd tlo
adjacent islands, or ~ Mr.. Wallace hsa statcd 1t.
10 thu rcvion iuciosed within "t!,o 10o.fashou,
lyt,o r,,,,,a rnv f,nIno.n Wl,,a tnia notur.,t,t
'''o 'u"na +'e" ~. s,.". .''.',.'',
"oa etuaylng tMe 'aonA VI .no 'i*'AJ nac"pel.
n3o, he made i've voyages TO an many oifotent
parts Of tho dstrics the birds lnlIah!t voy-
,,a roosun,;nu nearly yoar,--aul ret 40 crest
T.. 49,, ,n,.ntt, ~ obtaining t1,ern liza. l,a wn,
ID !'le o'lhou''' '. . r"'
nblo 70 secure on.9 nTe apaeles o"' oA VAC iou'-
toon that bo!ong 10 New tut'ioa.
=, tora.,a IN . rockv aud ,nountajuoun ,ountrr
.'s,' - s.ss,r .,.,o., ;,n,,o,o,,o,J. - ~.
WHICH u oi i'so't "'a.e1s ".ta''s'.Ap'' ~ .ne
Willie MIN, And "n'ea ~ 'ahsp''ea W race OF
bnriam. These rostst the tnroAd Of st,anscrs
ir., tI,n,r landa Tor .nv purposa w],a,cyrr. IN,
Wv NAeA .,...1, .,.,- - ~N
soen pat'.cnat'y !gs'1n, -, ~ ~, eHus e No.
Sao s III T,uratcto tsw snrcne,. n o.Inr ~.
ulse. !neluau.e. LOW Io ~ ~ a,',,,,nI ' .aan
tue the moro common sos'1 a'o ~ oe 'D'a''ea s'au5
coss. ,p.u.. n,,,n,,r.+,. o;,t,,,,, .,.o,o, >.
Al, h5a Ha,s.9 -. i.ie s.ora ~ .s,r:n W "
tae iataasfoE 7, ~ e Tun c',e,.o " ,,o,na,. Mth!
hIeh,r1iabu 49, ~ ~ .n.tMo-. ~ ~ 80. ~
Papuan roRson. thtes 10 tn9 notInosn a., anu cast
efn psTia o' IT, ~ us ~ sno ro % asUu
caa. Ann ; tus ~. tv,,t. ~ ."eo, on"1s-
sious, 81; ss'lnS ,,.,n. on from, tbe m.ioy III ~
S ,aro % H. !v.i1.,. w." ns.,, LII,
H,alos Of tho Paradised P1pAana, 1t Singapore.
As they Warc In healthy condition. 10 pad El00
for tho rair, and carried them safely 70 England
nn,,n,' anns ~ ann . two rron III. ~
rcimont 1t sotllll secm TINT Tue aInclcs IA lsrIY
aud, under favorable c:rcumstances, might Ao
In tiIo Islautl Of WnlReot tile Brlandid red bird
of-psradso (Paradisea rubra] is fund iu p!rn-
tlful numbers. Mr. "9llaee ttle,t IN VAN tn p.e-
scsyo I'VE ,op " "paa oss E,cea
str;nni,.r ~ thnjr ers ad WINS. a,,d ,,artskinn
f.eoly ot fresl, fruit provided for them. During
tho iirst day Of t4eir captivity, they wero in
siant m9t'on; r, aestroIy @ 'oss18 III; momons nl
eM,es o ,a,Iro s,.h1,t,,s' 1o,r o,at;1as
Noa1o po 1853 aGtHGs r., utnuuSu .nciI Appdsles
nero nninipefred' iae tasa uaS tncy would
almost invariably DO found dead IN tho bottom OF
tl,ei. csgo. Not ono out Of ten survived tho
Third morning. Tho case was the sane with i'm.
mature and tall.p5am.ge'a; birds; M not No. single
sNcGa S'au.uu ~ eu ~, ~ cousys
%aa opseu ~ ood 10 nn1, @ nosso s;n s
lives ~crn onEagcd to cach lllo birds. which they
did by means Of M ineenuuBly- y-oontrisad moose
ett tlRnr n frt which THnH fRyOritn fond nf tNE
III. '' " WV
o'.a. r A., ,,,.,.nr ,~,z,, ~. r.. o,, ,.
oo1lcs!ueb tlo nnnse1 "oN'u wv tot ono; !"ot
or threo days, watcnih5 LOT hlh game, Hltliunt
any reward ard thtn again he might, ny
stroke Of good lnpk, mako aorernl captures liz 0
sinrIp n,crn;nr Ar tim h;t tIH wcro caurht deer,
in Ii, fnTeet TINY rnro]y fountl u,cir way to
m- w W.,isae., .an3 rra.a:,.t;n,, TIe. os9,,. ~
~. MAllace y goou !..eoos saan.' 4nsn acBaut
I'iuhaEo would pFctty cestalnly no r1fhplea Or
tOilcd in tho long journey from their hAupto to
tho hal,lH OF the collector. It Is from this cat1se
flnt .nrrn,cnp NJ t,e btrd.cf pnrades II, fnrciv,
m,,so,i,ns ~ foirfIv rrnrasant ria imautv ~ ffo
I;,;s' is ~ s''A -o""J ~ '"'
11slhE olla'
IN aluy or juno, tlo otfas afo m 11l! plamngc.
At this season they paHa through sc1tea CT re-
Markablo performances preliminary to mating.
Those curious mAuo1lrrus are called dapcil,E-
nartia4H lv tho nativee md nre ha}d in cert,In
trees In tic foreat, .wllicA have an iu1uoneo
herd OF spreading branehes, and largo but scat
tered leaves Flying clsar apace Tor tue birds to
aY ana an es 9 M u,lo 81 .aesa ,asa
hinia nsaen,i,io tooet!,cr raino I'M thsjr uincs
stretch out their necks md elevate their Sr.
qulsite plumes, kooping thcm In continual Vi
Irasion' Detwecnwhilss. they tiY ACROSS from
ta ,oo ~ a WA yiM M a'ns m
eycrr rar3ctv NJ attit,,t1e And ,not,nn i '