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Think of the bright elastic throats of anole lizards, the Fabergé abdomens of peacock spiders and the curling, iridescent, ludicrously long feathers of birds-of-paradise.

From New York Times • Jan. 9, 2019

Found only in New Guinea and parts of Australia, birds-of-paradise are a case study in the power of evolution.

From Scientific American • Dec. 31, 2013

In 2004, Cornell University scientist Edwin Scholes and National Geographic photographer Tim Laman set out to complete the first comprehensive study of all birds-of-paradise.

From Scientific American • Dec. 31, 2013

As Scholes explains, birds-of-paradise belong to the Corvoidea family and are, in a sense, “little more than glorified crows.”

From Seattle Times • Apr. 26, 2013

Most of it was hidden behind palms and blooming birds-of-paradise.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman