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birds {Ptilorhis intercedens) , but one of them unfortunately 

 died of a wound in the thigh. The second was always very 

 shy, and caused me more anxiety than any of the other birds 

 that I brought out of the country. 



I left Sydney on May 24th, with the collection iu new and 

 more commodious cages. I greatly dreaded crossing the 

 Great Australian Bight, as the winter was advancing aud I 

 anticipated rough weather. As events turned out, it proved 

 the most dangerous part of my long journey, and I had some 

 fatalities that I could ill afford. At every port of call I 

 obtained bananas, oranges, and other fruits easily enough, 

 while I received the greatest courtesy from the Captain and 

 Officers of the P. & O. s.s. ' Victoria ' all the way home. 

 Travelling through France, I reached London on June 28th 

 and immediately handed over my collection to the authorities 

 of the Zoological Society. 



Appendix. 



List of Paradise-birds brought home by Mr. C. B. Horsbrugh 

 and Mr. W. Stalker in 1908 from British New Guinea. 



July ^rd, 1908. 



7 Raggi's Bird-o '■-Paradise (Paradisea raygiana). 



7 Lawes's Bird-of-Paradise {Parotia lawesi). 



8 Hunstein's Bird-of-Paradise (Diphtjllodes hunsteini). 



4 Manucodes (Pkoni/^ama pmynreo-violacea and P. chalybeata). 



1 New-Guinea Rifle-bird [Ptilorhis intercedens). 



3 Black-laeaded Cat-birds {JLlurcedus melanocephalus). 



2 Subalar Bower-birds {Ambhjoruis subalaris). 



October 5th, 1908. 



1 Prince Rudolfs Bird-of-Paradise {Paradisornis rudoIjM). 



5 Count Raggi's Bird-of-Paradise [Paradisea raggiana). 

 10 Hunstein's Bird-of-Paradise [Diphyllodes hunsteini). 



2 Violet Manucodes ^Phonygama jmrpiireo-violacea). 

 1 New-Guinea Rifle-bird [Ptilorhis intercedens), $. 

 7 Lawes's Bird-of-Paradise [Parotia lawesi). 



1 Black-headed Cat-bird ( Jiluroedus melanocephalus). 



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