successfully brought over new and rare species, has again quite recently 

 arrived in this country with an unique consignment of one hundred birds, 

 many of which reached this country for the first time as living specimens. 

 In response to my enquiry Mr. Goodfellow has kindly sent on the following 

 list, though owing to its arriving just as we are going to press, I am unable 

 to give any notes of the respective species. 



" The collection comprised exactly one hundred living birds, landed 

 " alive. Five only died on the journey between the mountains of New 

 " Guinea and England. I left the interior on June ioth, and had eight 

 " days inarch to the coast. Left the coast June 24th, reaching England on 

 " September 4th. 



" Nearly all the birds are mountain species, most of them were 

 " obtained at an altitude between 4,000 and 6,000 feet. 

 " 4 pairs and 1 odd ? Raggi's Birds of Paradise (Paradisea ra°giana). 

 " 3 pairs Rifle Birds {Ptilomis intercedens). 



" 5 pairs and 1 odd <? Lawe's Six-plumed Paradise Birds (Parotia lawesi). 

 " 10 pairs Hunstein's Maguificents {Diphyllodus hunsteini). 

 " 1 Southern species of D'Alberti's Paradise Bird {Di epanornis cervicauda). 

 " 1 Superb Paradise Bird (Lophorimi minor). 



" 4 Gardener Bower Birds of two species (Amblyomis inornata and subularis). 

 " 4 Manucodes [Manucodia chalybata and puipweo-violacea). 

 " 5 pairs Stella Lories (Charmosyna stellce). 

 " 10 Fair Lories (Charmosyiiaopsis pulchella). 

 " 1 3 Beautiful Lory {Hypochannosyne placens). 

 " 3 New Guinea King Parrots {Aprosmictus chloropterus). 

 " 1 pair Double-eyed Parrots (Cychpsiitacus ? ) 



" 1 Duinont's Grackle (Mino dumonti). 

 " 3 pairs White-throated Pigeons (Columba albigularis). 

 " 3 pairs Blue-faced Grassfinches * (Erythura trichoa). 



" The following species were from Java : — 

 " 2 t? and 1 ? Fairy Blue Birds (Irena turcosa). 

 " 1 Drongo (Crypsirhina varians). 

 " 2 species of Rare Green Bulbuls. 



" Two of the Raggiana Paradise Birds I brought up by hand from 

 the nest." 



Mr. Goodfellow is to be congratulated on his success; how great an 

 achievement it is I fear only those who have attempted the importation of 

 living birds under such conditions will be able to appreciate. The majority 

 of the above species are imported alive for the first time. With much 

 regret I am compelled to go to press with only a bare list, but shall hope to 

 note most of the species in our next issue. 



Tri -colour Parrot Finches. 



