Seleucides alba

Paradise \Par"a*dise\ (p[a^]r"[.a]*d[imac]s), n. [OE. & F.
   paradis, L. paradisus, fr. Gr. para`deisos park, paradise,
   fr. Zend pairida[=e]za an inclosure; pairi around (akin to
   Gr. peri`) + diz to throw up, pile up; cf. Skr. dih to smear,
   and E. dough. Cf. {Parvis}.]
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   1. The garden of Eden, in which Adam and Eve were placed
      after their creation.
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   2. The abode of sanctified souls after death.
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            To-day shalt thou be with me in paradise. --Luke
                                                  xxiii. 43.
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            It sounds to him like her mother's voice,
            Singing in Paradise.                  --Longfellow.
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   3. A place of bliss; a region of supreme felicity or delight;
      hence, a state of happiness.
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            The earth
            Shall be all paradise.                --Milton.
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            Wrapt in the very paradise of some creative vision.
                                                  --Beaconsfield.
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   4. (Arch.) An open space within a monastery or adjoining a
      church, as the space within a cloister, the open court
      before a basilica, etc.
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   5. A churchyard or cemetery. [Obs.] --Oxf. Gloss.
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   {Fool's paradise}. See under {Fool}, and {Limbo}.

   {Grains of paradise}. (Bot.) See {Melequeta pepper}, under
      {Pepper}.

   {Paradise bird}. (Zool.) Same as {Bird of paradise}. Among
      the most beautiful species are the superb ({Lophorina
      superba}); the magnificent ({Diphyllodes magnifica}); and
      the six-shafted paradise bird ({Parotia sefilata}). The
      long-billed paradise birds ({Epimachin[ae]}) also include
      some highly ornamental species, as the twelve-wired
      paradise bird ({Seleucides alba}), which is black, yellow,
      and white, with six long breast feathers on each side,
      ending in long, slender filaments. See {Bird of paradise}
      in the Vocabulary.

   {Paradise fish} (Zool.), a beautiful fresh-water Asiatic fish
      ({Macropodus viridiauratus}) having very large fins. It is
      often kept alive as an ornamental fish.

   {Paradise flycatcher} (Zool.), any flycatcher of the genus
      {Terpsiphone}, having the middle tail feathers extremely
      elongated. The adult male of {Terpsiphone paradisi} is
      white, with the head glossy dark green, and crested.

   {Paradise grackle} (Zool.), a very beautiful bird of New
      Guinea, of the genus {Astrapia}, having dark velvety
      plumage with brilliant metallic tints.

   {Paradise nut} (Bot.), the sapucaia nut. See {Sapucaia nut}.
      [Local, U. S.]

   {Paradise whidah bird}. (Zool.) See {Whidah}.
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Bird of paradise \Bird" of par"a*dise\ (Zool.)
   The name of several very beautiful birds of the genus
   {Paradisea} and allied genera, inhabiting New Guinea and the
   adjacent islands. The males have brilliant colors, elegant
   plumes, and often remarkable tail feathers.
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   Note: The {Great emerald} ({Paradisea apoda}) and the {Lesser
         emerald} ({Paradisea minor}) furnish many of the plumes
         used as ornaments by ladies; the {Red bird of paradise}
         is {Paradisea rubra} or {Paradisea sanguinea}; the
         {Golden bird of paradise} is {Parotia aurea} or
         {Parotia sexsetacea}; the {King bird of paradise} is
         {Cincinnurus regius}. The name is also applied to the
         longer-billed birds of another related group
         ({Epimachin[ae]}) from the same region. The
         {Twelve-wired bird of paradise} ({Seleucides alba}) is
         one of these. See {Paradise bird}, and Note under
         {Apod}.
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