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and those of Mr. Bruijn, a good number ; but three species in 

 his collection are wanting in mine. I did my best to obtain 

 many specimens of Podaryus ; hnt, though not rare, they 

 are difficult birds to find, as they have the habit of sitting 

 lengthways on the large branches of trees, and in that posi- 

 tion are hard to see, as also on account of their colour, which 

 much resembles the lichen-covered bark of the trees. I 

 firmly believe that Coracias papuensis is not a Papuan bird ; 

 but I do not think I can say the same of Eurystomus gularis, 

 which, if I mistake not"^, is a bird common enough in New 

 Guinea (some specimens are larger and deeper in colour). 

 Peltops* blainvillii is fairly abundant in the mountains from 

 2000 to 3000 feet ; but it is also found in plains near the sea, 

 as at Ramoi. I believe that I have found all the Alcedinidae 

 which are known in New Guinea : among these are several 

 specimens of Melidora macrorhina, and some of Halcyon 

 nigrocyanea and of Alcyone pusilla : all these are species 

 which are not very numerous. Of Tanysiptera nympha I 

 could only get one specimen. It is not very rare among the 

 mangroves near Ramoi, and in the low places surrounding it. 

 On several occasions it was met with by my hunters without 

 their being able to kill it. It is wanting near Dorey, but 

 reappears at Rubi, in the south of the Bay of Geelvink, a 

 locality which seems very interesting, and which I was sorry 

 not to have visited, because several species which are only 

 known from Salwatti and Sorong are found there, among 

 others Seleucides alba. Tanysiptera riedeli is common at 

 Kordo; at Mafor I obtained many splendid specimens of 

 Tanysiptera carolin(S. I think I have found all the ucav 

 species of Meliphagidse recently described from Mount Arfak, 

 except Myzomela cruentata, one specimen of which is in 

 Bruijn^s collection. Of Orihonyx novee-guinea I got male 

 and female ; the sexual difference is remarkable. The three 

 species of Eupetes are represented by good specimens. I have 

 two of Melanopitta lugubris, and several of Pitta rosenbergi, 



* Certainly Beccari is mistaken. He doubtless intends to speak of 

 Eurystomus pacificus, and perhaps of another blue species, of which I 

 have seen several specimens. — T. S. 



