some new Paradise-birds. 245 



The principal difiPerence between the males of the two species 

 is in the scaling of the middle portion of the breast-shield, 

 where in L. minor each feather bears a tongue-shaped velvety- 

 black stripe, which does not quite reach to the point. Ram- 

 say does not allude to this particular. Besides in L. minor 

 the nasal plumes are shorter, while the chin-plumes are 

 longer ; the metallic plate at the back of the head is edged 

 with violet, and the whole bird is somewhat smaller. More- 

 over, the outer feathers of the breast-shield appear to be 

 considerably longer. 



In a young male specimen the breast-shield is already 

 somewhat developed, but not so the neck-shield; the colour 

 of the former is reddish violet and already shows the black 

 central stripes on the central feathers. The upper and 

 under surfaces are as in the female, except the wings, which 

 have begun to change. The superciliary stripes do not join 

 at the back of the head, as is the case in the female. The 

 head-shield shows the violet tinge stronger than in the adult 

 male. 



AsTRARCHiA, Mcycr, nov. gen. 



Rectricibus duabus intermediis longissimis, naviculiformibus, 

 superne concavis et rectricibus lateralibus brevibus, a 

 genere Astrapia differt. 



7. AsTRARCHIA STEPHANIE, Sp. UOV. 



Mas. Pileo nitide cseruleo et viridi-violaceo, fronte, loris et 

 genis nitide viridibus, frontis plumis velutinis, erectis ; 

 capitis lateribus plumis longis, velutinis, viridibus, 

 purpureo- et cupreo-violaceo ornatis ; scapularibus, 

 interscapulio, dorso, uropygio, axillaribus et hypochon- 

 driis nigro-velutiuis, sub quadam luce olivaceo-niten- 

 tibus ; supracaudalibus nigro-velutinis ; gula,' gutture 

 et collo antico seneo-viridibus, sub quadam luce 

 cajrulescentibus, colli lateribus plumis longis ornatis ; 

 fascia pectoral! lata nigra, sub quadam luce oliA^aceo 

 et lilaceo nitente, fascia nitidissime cuprea cincta ; 

 corpore subtus obscure cupreo-velutino, sub quadam 

 luce viridi ; crisso et subcaudalibus nigro-violaceis ; 

 tibiis violaceo-nigris ; alls et alarum tectricibus nigris, 

 plus minusve purpureo-nitentibus ; subalaribus violaceo 

 marginatis ; rectricibus duabus intermediis longissimis. 



