Raggiana Bird of Paradise
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I AM PAINTED THIS BIRD BEFORE ON MY FOREIGN BIRD SERIES BUT I AM NOT ABLE TO CONTROL MY SELF TO DRAW AGAIN DUE TO ITS POSE ... WATERCOLOUR ON IVORY PAPER BOARD... 5 INCH* 12 INCH ..2015...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. It is distributed widely in southern and northeastern New Guinea, where its name is kumul. It is also known as cenderawasih. As requested by Count Luigi Maria D'Albertis, the epithet raggiana commemorates the Marquis Francis Raggi of Genoa. The raggiana bird-of-paradise is the national bird of Papua New Guinea; indeed in 1971 this species, as Gerrus paradisaea, was made the national emblem and was included on the national flag. 'The Kumuls' is also the nickname of the country's national rugby league team. It's 34 cm long, maroon-brown with a greyish-blue bill, yellow iris and greyish-brown feet. The males has a yellow c
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