( 441 ) 



1417. Sericulus chrysocephalus rothschildi subsp. n. 

 Northern Regent Bird. 



Mathews, Ifandlist No. 866 (pars). 



Difters iroiu ;5. c. ckri/soa'jjhalus in the richer oranye-red coloration of the head 

 and the brighter colour on the wings, and the blue-black coloration of the back and 

 uuder-surface. 



Type: South Queensland (Blackall Ranges), No. 3670. 



Range : Queensland. 



Genus PBIONODXJRA. 



rrionodura De Vis, Pror, Linn. Sue. A'.;>'.)r. vol. vli. p. 501. 188,i. 

 Type (by mouotypy) : F. newtoniana De Vis. 



141 s. Prionodura newtoniana. 



Prionodura nevotoniana De Vis, Prur. Linn. Sue N.S. ]V. vol. vii. p. 562. 1883 : TuUy River Scrubs, 

 Queensland. 



Golden Bower Bird. 

 Mathews, Handlist No. 867. 

 Range : North Queensland. 



Family PARADISEIDAE. 

 Genus FTILOBIS. 



Pti!ori.s Swainson, Zovl. Journ. vol. i. p. 479. 1825. 



Type (by mouotypy) : F. paradisea Swainson. 



14 ly. Ptiloris paradisea paradisea. 



Ptiluris iniradiseiix Swainson, Zool. .fourn. vol. i. p. 481. 1825: North New South Wales. 



Synonyms : 

 Epiniadms regius Lesson, Toy. CmjuilU Zool. vol. i. p. 6(17. 1830: Port Macquarie, New South 



Wales. 

 Efinmclius brislianii Wilson, lUus. Zool. pi. xi. 1831 : Port Maocjuarie, New South Wales. Type, 



in the Edinburgh Museum, examined. 



Rifle Bird. 



Mathews, Handlist No. 868. 



Range : South Queensland, New South Wales. 



14:Jii. Ptiloris paradisea victoriae. 



Ptiloris vicioriac Gould, Pior, Zool. Sor. (Loud.) 1849. p. Ill ; Barnard Isles, Queensland. 



Lesser Rifle Bird. 

 Mathews, Handlist No. S69. 

 Range: North Queensland. 



1421. Ptiloris magnifica alberti. 



Ptiloris alberti Elliot, Proc. Zool. Soc, {Lnnil.) 1871. p. 583 : Cape Vork, Queensland. 



Cape York Rifle Bird. 



Mathews, Handlist No. 87U. 

 Range : North Queensland. 



