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Preface and acknowledgement; List of colour plates; List of abbreviations; Plan of the book; Diagrams of bird topography; Diagrams of bird of paradise structural morphology; Map showing some more important locations mentioned in the text; Boundaries of the regional maps used in the species accounts of Chapter 9; Part I; 1. The incredible birds of paradise - an introduction; 2. Discovery of the birds of paradise and history of their study; 3. Evolution and biogeography of the birds of paradise; 4. Ecology of the birds of paradise; 5. Reproductive behaviour; 6. Nesting biology and parental behaviour; 7. Birds of paradise in human tradition and culture; 8. Conservation; Part II; Family, subfamily, genus and species accounts; Appendices; References; Index