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which was remarkable for its pronounced ashy-grey colour, 

 aud stated that when flying this species frequently carried 

 its tail erect over the back like the Lyre-bird {Menura). 



The Hon. Charles Rothschild exhibited a number of 

 birds collected by him aud Mr. Francis Gay nor on their 

 journey from Cairo to Khartoumj among which were four 

 species of Wheatear [Suxicola), two of Merops, Lanius 

 nnbicus, Milvus migrans, Circus swainsoni, and a young 

 Coccystes glandarius from a nest of Co7'vus comix. He 

 also exhibited a very old male of Anastoinus lamellifer, 

 procured twenty miles to the south of Khartoum on the 

 White Nile ; this was believed to be the most northern 

 locality recorded for the species. 



The Hon. Walter Rothschild exhibited a new Bird of 

 Paradise, which he described as follows : — 



" PaROTIA DUIVENBODEI, Sp. UOV. 



'^ (^ adult. Pectoral shield more extended and of a different 

 shape, structure, and colour to that of either P. sefilata, P. 

 laivesi, or P. helence. The shield, in fact, consists of a much 

 larger number of rows of small and narrow feathers, which 

 are also not so smooth. The ruff" on the sides of the neck 

 does not extend so far across the throat, and in consequence the 

 metallic feathers of the pectoral shield itself reach farther up 

 on the throat, gradually diminishing in size and number. 

 The black central shaft-patches on the lateral feathers of the 

 shield are narrower and much less numerous. The colour of 

 the pectoral shield is glittering metallic green, with a few 

 feathers on the edges of the shield margined with blue, 

 whereas in the three allied species the shield is of a 

 brilliant coppery greenish-golden colour. There is no long 

 erect tuft on the forehead, and the crest of feathers on the 

 head is scarcely developed. The glittering occipital band of 

 the other allied species of Parotia is replaced by a large 

 triangular and rather wedge-shaped shield of metallic bluish- 

 green feathers extending from between the eyes to the 

 occiput. 



