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1. Greater Bird-of-paradiseThe Greater Bird-of-paradise (Paradisaea apoda) is a Bird-of-paradise in the genus Paradisaea Carolus Linnaeus named the species Paradisaea apoda, or "legless bird-of-paradise", because early trade-skins to reach Europe were prepared without 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.
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