king bird-of-paradise (Cicinnurus regius), European roller (Coracias garrulus) Description
Français : Planche N°39 dessinée par Edouard Traviés provenat dCoracias u livre "Le règne animal distribué d'après son organisation" par Georges Cuvier (Tome 4), seconde édition de 1828, représentant :
-en haut : Paradier royal manucode
-en bas : Rollier d'Europe (Coracias garrulus)
Date 17 April 2013, 10:56:47
Author Rvalette
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cuvier-39-Paradier_royal_manucode_et_Rollier_d%27Europe.jpg
The king bird-of-paradise (Cicinnurus regius) is a passerine bird of the Paradisaeidae (Bird-of-paradise) family. The king bird-of-paradise is distributed throughout lowland forests of New Guinea and nearby islands.
The European roller (Coracias garrulus) is the only member of the roller family of birds to breed in Europe. Its overall range extends into the Middle East and Central Asia and Morocco.
