10. DIPUYLLODES. 173 



'J. RHIPIDORNIS. 



Khipidornis, Sulvad. Ann. Mns. Civic. Genw. ix. p. 192. 



Range. Confined to Waigiou. 



1. Rhipidornis respnblica. 

 Lophorhiua respnblica, Bp. C. R. xxx. p. 131. 



Dipliyllodes respublica, Bp. C. R. xxx. p. 291 ; id. Consp. i. p. 413. 

 Diphyllodes gulielmi iii., 3Ieyer, P. Z. !S. 1875, p. 31 {ex Mimchenbr. 



MS.) ; id. Mitth. zool. 3Ius. Dresden, 1875, p. 4, pi. 1 ; Gould, B. N. 



Guin. part ii. 

 Paradisea gulielmi iii., Vari Mmschenbr. Zool. Gart. 1875, p. 29. 

 Rhipidomis gulielmi tertii, Salvad. Ann. Mm. Civic. Getiov. ix, p. 192. 



Adult nude. General colour fierj- orange, the nuchal shield red- 

 dish orange, as also the sides of the crown ; top of head olivaceous 

 brown ; mantle and lower part of back red ; -wings fiery orange ; 

 tail-feathers dark brown, the feathers externally orange-brown, the 

 two centre feathers produced aud ending in a narrow recurved 

 plume of bright green ; throat and sides of neck purplish brown ; 

 breast-shield rich green ; the shield separated from the throat by a 

 narrow line of brilliant metallic emerald-green, the entire shield 

 fringed on the cuter edge with emerald-green ; on each side of the 

 breast spring two tufts in the shape of a fan, composed of purple 

 plumes tipped with emerald-green ; rest of under surface purple, 

 the vent aud under tail-coverts white. 



Ohs. The above description is taken from Mr. Gould's plate in 

 the 'Eirds of New Guinea.' 



Adult female. "\^liole upperside olive-brown ; chin, throat, breast, 

 boUy, abdomen, and under wing- coverts light yellow with fine 

 brown stripes ; each feather has several such light and dark mark- 

 ings, the lines getting smaller towards the upper part of the body ; 

 upperside of the wings brownish, the secondaries aud tertiaries 

 margined with yellow on the outer webs; underside silver-grey, 

 the basal portions of the inner webs cream-coloured ; upper part of 

 shafts brown, lower part whitish ; underside of tail changing into 

 grey, oiiter web lighter ; lower parts of shafts white, upper part 

 brown. {Meyer, in Gould's ' Birds of New Guinea.') 



Bah. Mountains of Eastern "Waigiou. 



Ohs. Respecting the synonymy of this species and Schlecjelia wil- 

 soni, vide infra, p. 176. 



10. DIPHYLLODES. 



Tj'pe. 



Diphyllodes, Less. Ois. Farad. Si/n. p. 16 (1835) D. mag-nifica. 



Cricocercus, Gloger, Haudb. Nutury. p. 345 (1842) D. ma'>-Diliea. 



Range. New Guinea and Salwatti, "Waigiou, Mysol, Jobi. 



Key to the Species. 



a. Secondaries and margins ofprhnaries ochraceous. . muytdjica, p. 174. 

 6. Secondaries and margins of primaries golden yellow chrysojdera, p. 175. 



