The king bird-of-paradise (Cicinnurus regius) is a passerine bird of the Paradisaeidae (Bird-of-paradise) family. It is the only member of the genus Cicinnurus.The king bird-of-paradise is a common and wide-ranging species, distributed throughout lowland forests of New Guinea and western satellite islands. tinted lithograph Illustrated by Joseph Smit, from the book ' The beautiful and curious birds of the world ' by Charles Barney Cory, Published by the Author for the subscribers Boston USA 1883. Plates are tinted lithographs, some with additional hand-coloring

The king bird-of-paradise (Cicinnurus regius) is a passerine bird of the Paradisaeidae (Bird-of-paradise) family. It is the only member of the genus Cicinnurus.The king bird-of-paradise is a common and wide-ranging species, distributed throughout lowland forests of New Guinea and western satellite islands. tinted lithograph Illustrated by Joseph Smit, from the book ' The beautiful and curious birds of the world ' by Charles Barney Cory, Published by the Author for the subscribers Boston USA 1883. Plates are tinted lithographs, some with additional hand-coloring Stock Photo

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