bird-of-paradise

• “Koryta builds tension deftly and discreetly, with the coastal country itself contributing to the mounting claustrophobia, the "strange bird-of-paradise plants" which "pressed close, their wide green fronds stretching toward the sky in search of sunlight", the endless mangroves, the gathering storm.”

  The Guardian: The Cypress House by Michael Koryta – review

• “In the centre of the mantel was a stuffed bird-of-paradise, while about the room were scattered gorgeous shells from the southern seas, delicate sprays of coral sprouting from barnacled pi-pi shells and cased in glass, assegais from South Africa, stone axes from New Guinea, huge”

  SAMUEL

• “Scissor-tailed flycatcher, Tyrannus forficatus fomerly, Milvulus forficatus; protonym, Muscivora forficata, also known as the Texas bird-of-paradise and the swallow-tailed flycatcher, photographed at Manhattan, Kansas.”

  The Guardian: Mystery bird: scissor-tailed flycatcher, Tyrannus forficatus

• “Toby Stephens has a fruity, bird-of-paradise quality which makes him more obvious casting as an actor than a dramatist: he often looks as if he's on the brink of tossing his locks.”

  The Guardian: The Real Thing; The Concise Dictionary of Dress

• “He was going to surprise her with dinner, dancing, and a beautiful bouquet of pink roses and bird-of-paradise—a little of the traditional with something exotic—delivered to the house.”

  Simon & Schuster: Red Hats

• “Standing outside was a deliveryman with a beautiful bouquet of pink roses and bird-of-paradise, a rich variation of a rainbow.”

  Simon & Schuster: Red Hats

• “Many tropical species in the Musaceae family (which includes bananas and bird-of-paradise) have some flowers which contain virtually no nectar, while others are richly endowed.”

  Did you know? Mexico is home to more than fifty hummingbird species

• “There was a small room paneled in bird-of-paradise iffcathers.”

  Fictionaut: Falcon Street

• “Traditional hunting for the Raggiana bird-of-paradise for sale and trade also occur.”

  Southern New Guinea lowland rain forests

• “Archbold's bowerbird (Archboldia papuensis), ribbon-tailed astrapia (Astrapia mayeri), and the blue bird-of-paradise (Paradisaea rudolphi) are considered vulnerable.”

  Central Range montane rain forests

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