Bird of paradise
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A bird of paradise was a species of bird which lived in tropical regions.
On an Earth-like planet, the First Doctor, John and Gillian carved and painted a wooden statue of a bird of paradise. He used it to trick a hostile native tribe into freeing the didus they had captured. The tribe, convinced that the bird could talk and was lucky, took it with them. (COMIC: The Didus Expedition)
