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Paradisaea or Lophorina superba Superb Su*perb", a. [F. superbe, L. superbus, fr. super over.
See Super-.]
1. Grand; magnificent; august; stately; as, a superb edifice;
a superb colonnade.
2. Rich; elegant; as, superb furniture or decorations.
3. Showy; excellent; grand; as, a superb exhibition.
Superb paradise bird (Zo["o]l.), a bird of paradise
(Paradis[ae]a, or Lophorina, superba) having the
scapulars erectile, and forming a large ornamental tuft on
each shoulder, and a large gorget of brilliant feathers on
the breast. The color is deep violet, or nearly black,
with brilliant green reflections. The gorget is bright
metallic green.
Superb warber. (Zo["o]l.) See Blue wren, under Wren. --
Su*perb"ly, adv. -- Su*perb"ness, n.
S paradisaea Tern Tern (t[~e]rn), n. [Dan. terne, t[ae]rne; akin to Sw.
t["a]rna, Icel. [thorn]erna; cf. NL. sterna.] (Zo["o]l.)
Any one of numerous species of long-winged aquatic birds,
allied to the gulls, and belonging to Sterna and various
allied genera.
Note: Terns differ from gulls chiefly in their graceful form,
in their weaker and more slender bills and feet, and
their longer and more pointed wings. The tail is
usually forked. Most of the species are white with the
back and wings pale gray, and often with a dark head.
The common European tern (Sterna hirundo) is found
also in Asia and America. Among other American species
are the arctic tern (S. paradis[ae]a), the roseate
tern (S. Dougalli), the least tern (S. Antillarum),
the royal tern (S. maxima), and the sooty tern (S.
fuliginosa).
Hooded tern. See Fairy bird, under Fairy.
Marsh tern, any tern of the genus Hydrochelidon. They
frequent marshes and rivers and feed largely upon insects.
River tern, any tern belonging to Se["e]na or allied
genera which frequent rivers.
Sea tern, any tern of the genus Thalasseus. Terns of this
genus have very long, pointed wings, and chiefly frequent
seas and the mouths of large rivers.
- The genusParadisaeaconsists of six species of birds-of-paradise (family Paradisaeidae). The genus is found on the island of New Guinea as well as the... - The Arctic tern (Sterna paradisaea) is a tern in the family Laridae. This bird has a cir****polar breedingdistributioncovering the Arctic and sub-Arctic... - The familyParadisaeidae was introduced (as Paradiseidae) in 1825 with Paradisaea as the type genus by the EnglishnaturalistWilliam John Swainson. For... - The Raggiana bird-of-paradise (Paradisaea raggiana), also known as Count Raggi's bird-of-paradise, is a large bird in the bird-of-paradise family Paradisaeidae... - The lesser bird-of-paradise (Paradisaea minor) is a bird-of-paradise in the genusParadisaea. The lesser bird-of-paradise is medium-sized, up to 32 cm... - species in the genus Paradisornis, but was previouslyincluded in the genusParadisaea. It is oftenregarded as one of the most fabulous and extravagant of all... - The red bird-of-paradise (Paradisaea rubra), also called the cendrawasih merah, is a bird-of-paradise in the genusParadisaea, family Paradisaeidae. Large... - greater bird-of-paradise (Paradisaea apoda) is a bird-of-paradise in the genusParadisaea. Carl Linnaeusnamed the speciesParadisaea apoda, or "legless bird-of-paradise"... - The long-tailed paradisewhydah or easternparadisewhydah (Vidua paradisaea) is from the familyViduidae of the order P****eriformes. They are small p****erines... - Goldie's bird-of-paradise (Paradisaea decora) is a species of bird-of-paradise. Endemic to Papua New Guinea, the Goldie's bird-of-paradise is distributed...
