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strong browny gloss, not hitherto recognised in any figure of this bird, and laid hack 

 in most of the skins seen by me, but standing up as in the accompanying figure in 

 some of my new skins ; and this is evidently its proper position, though the bird may 

 be able to lay it back sometimes. NV. R. 



Lophorina minor Rams. 



A fine series from the Eafa district, shot at elevations of about 5000 to 6000 

 feet. The males have the wing from 124 to 136, but mostly about 130 — 132, mm. in 

 length, the tails from 89 to 100. The adn]t female has the wing about 112 — 118, mostly 

 about 115. The young male is entirely similar to the female in colour, but can be 

 ' distinguished by its longer wing. The black feathers of the adult male begin to 

 .show at an early age in large patches above and below, and some black remiges and 

 rectrices appear irregularly, but the feathers of the brilliant green lireast-shield and 

 the velvety mantle-plumes evidently come later. 



This species was first described as L. superha minor, but it must evidently 

 stand as a good species. The m,ale can be distinguished at a glance by the very 

 conspicuous black centres to the upper feathers of the breast-shield. Besides this, 

 the wino- is shorter, the longest of the mantle-plumes are broader at their tips, and 

 there are some more differences, as pointed out by Kamsay and Meyer (cf. Zeitschr. 

 f. ges. Ornith. II. p. 376, PL XVII. ; III. p. 180 ; Ibis, 1886, p. 244, etc.). The female 

 differs entirely from that of L. superba in the colour of the upperside, and in having 

 a broad superciliary line of whitish spots running towards the occiput. W. K. 



Phonygama purpureoviolacea Meyer. 



Three skins from the Eafa district, (Jctober 1895, 5000—6000 feet. "Iris red^ 

 feet and bill black." This is the finest of the known species of Phonygama. It 

 inhabits the mountains of British Xew Guinea, while Ph. hunsteini Shaqie (= Ph. 

 ihomsoni Tristr.) lives in the D'Eutrecasteaux Group, Ph. goiddi in Queensland, 

 and Ph. keraudreni is said to occur all over New Guinea and the Aru Islands ! I 

 am much in want of good specimens of the last two species, witli exact localities 

 and dates. 



The male is apparently larger than the/«7/if(/e. W. H. 



Manucodia atra (Less.). 

 Mailu district; several specimens of both sexes. 

 The males are considerably larger than the females. NN'. H. 



CUamydodera cerviniventris Gould. 

 Mailu ; both sexes. 



" Eye grey, feet brown, bill lilack." The luale seems to be distinctly larger tlian 

 the female. ^^ • 1^- 



Aeluroedus melanocephalus Ramsay. 

 Typical skins from Mailu and \"ictoria districts. 



Amblyornis inornata (Schleg.). 



.4. niacgrefjitriae de Vis. 



A. mu8(jravianus Goodwin. 

 I am sorry to say that I cannot any longer distinguish between A. inwnata and 

 A. macgregorifie (or A. musgravianus, as one may call it, both names being pub- 

 lished in 1890). 



