Two birds-of-paradise with deep plumage in black, purple, and iridescent green display their distinctive long yellow tail feathers in graceful, elongated curves against a soft cream background. The composition captures both birds in elegant poses among delicate botanical elements, rendered with the naturalistic precision and hand-colored detail characteristic of 19th-century ornithological illustration. Bound with 52 pages of 70lb paper, lined or unlined, behind an anti-scuff matte cover with wraparound artwork, made to order. Notes and sketches kept behind an independent artist's work, not a plain composition cover.