ANIMAL - Birds of Paradise - Paradisaea Raggiana:  The birds-of-paradise are members of the family Paradisaeidae of the order Passeriformes. The majority of species are found in eastern Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and eastern Australia. The family has 44 species in 17 genera.  Shown here is the Raggiana bird-of-paradise (Paradisaea raggiana), also known as Count Raggi's bird-of-paradise.  It 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 Francesco Raggi of Genoa.  The Raggiana bird-of-paradise is the national bird of Papua New Guinea. In 1971 this species, as Gerrus paradisaea, was made the national emblem and was included on the national flag.  "The Kumuls" ("birds-of-paradise" in Tok Pisin) is also the nickname of the country's national rugby league team.  This Linen Era (1930-45) postcard is in good condition.  St. F Z. No. 1311.