BY E. P. KAMSAY, F.R.S.E., F.L.S., &C. 243 



All the specimens examined are about the same size, and 

 differ from those of Mount Arfak, and from the north-western 

 parts of New Guinea, collected by Beocari and d'Albertis. On 

 reference to the measurements they will be seen to be slightly 

 smaller. 



It is only fair to say that some months ago, I saw similar 

 specimens in a collection made by Mr. Hunstein, who was, I 

 believe, the first to discover this species in the south-eastern 

 portion of New Guinea. 



Parotia lawesii. Sp. nov. 



This species resembles the Parotia sexpennis (Bodd), but 

 differs in the following particulars — the frontal white shield 

 or crest is placed over the nostrils and on the forehead in a 

 line with the bill, and not across or at right angles to it, the feathers 

 from each side folded and recurved over a dividing line, which 

 extends to the base of an olive metallic brown shield, which 

 is placed between erect side plumes over the eye, the remainder of 

 the feathers of the head of a more brassy olive tint ; the occipital 

 ridge or tippet-like crest of stiff elongated feathers are of a clear 

 steel-blue, pui'ple or violet, but no green tinge so conspicuous in 

 P. sefilata, (Penn.) The broad chest shield of metallic feathers is 

 of a much deeper tinge of brassy green, and of a firey orange tint 

 in certain lights. There are other slight differences, such as the 

 disposal to a greater or lesser extent of the metallic tints on the 

 wings and tail, the spathulate or webbed tips of the elongated shafts 

 from the ear-coverts are proportionately larger and broader, and 

 the tail very much shorter. Bill black, legs and feet blackish 

 brown. 



Total length (of skins), 9 inches; wing, 6 inches; tail, 3-2; 

 tarsus, 1'7 ; bill from forehead, 1 '25 ; from gape, 1 -25 : from anterior 

 margin of nasal crest, 0-6 ; length of ear plumes, 6-3 inches. 



The measurements of an adult male Parotia sefilata from 

 Mount Arfak are as follows : — Total length, 13 inches ; wing, 6*5 ; 

 tail, 5-4 ; tarsus, 2-1 ; bill fi'om gape, 1-5. 



