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Show Snaring Birds of Paradise. To obtain the much prized feathers the New Guinea natives set out for the forest, knowing that the bird of paradise para-dise seeks to conceal his rainbow hues In the dense foliage of the trees. If they can find no haunt of the desired birds they start calling In excellent Imitation Im-itation of the shrill, ugly cry of the bird of paradise to Its mate. Tills ruse Is usually successful, and a bird shows Itself only to be snared or shot down with arrows. In mating season the male bird dances before the female he desires ns a mate, to display his beautiful feathers, feath-ers, and at such a time so absorbed are the birds in their own affairs that large numbers are easily taken by the wily natives. Savannah .Morning News. |