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Wallace's enthusiasm is apparent when he recorded the excitement of discovering a new species of butterfly, eventually named Wallace's Golden Birdwing.
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Here, Wallace was able to achieve his goal of collecting specimens of the King Bird-of-Paradise. He also added cockatoos to his collection, including the Black Palm Cockatoo.
King Bird of Paradise (Cicinnurus regius) Display [The Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Birds-of-Paradise Project, Nov 7, 2012]
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