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Greater bird-of-paradise Paradisaea apoda #98857086
Description
The greater bird-of-paradise Paradisaea apoda is a bird-of-paradise in the genus Paradisaea. Carl Linnaeus named the species Paradisaea apoda, or `legless bird-of-paradise`, because early trade-skins to reach Europe were prepared without wings or feet by natives; this led to the misconception that these birds were beautiful visitors from paradise that were kept aloft by their plumes and never touched the earth until death.