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primaries are obviously narrower and less truncated than 

 in C. magnijica. 



This species I propose to name, according to the wish 

 of Mr. Bensbach, in honor of the late Mr. Bruyn, who, 

 during a long period , very much* increased our knowledge 

 of the Ornis of the Papuasian Region. 



Janthothorax ^ n. g. 



This new genus is to be placed near Craspedophora on 

 account of its general appearance, its bill and the large 

 flank-tufts; it differs, however, by the first primary being 

 emarginate near the end of the inner web , a characteristic 

 which it has in common with the genera Astrapia and 

 Parotia^ and further by the narrow and very much elong- 

 ated central pair of tail-feathers , a peculiarity which it 

 has in common with the lately described Lamprothorax 

 Wilhelminae Meyer. 



Janthothorax Benshachi, n. sp. 



Entire head all round metallic green, top of head and 

 occiput more golden green , hind neck , back , rump and 

 upper wing- and tail-coverts velvety black with a purplish 

 gloss , shining green under a certain light , many of the 

 feathers broadly tipped with ochraceous brown , which pos- 

 sibly will indicate that the specimen has not quite assumed 

 the plumage of the adult bird. Quills earthy brown , faintly 

 glossed with steel-green ; tail earthy brown , darker on the 

 outer webs which are narrowly edged with metallic green , 

 central pair of tail-feathers nearly double the length of the 

 outer pairs , narrow and straight , width nearly 1 cm., with 

 both webs equally and regularly developed from the base to 

 the tip, velvety black and richly glossed with metallic green. 

 Chin glossy bluish green, upper throat metallic green like 

 the sides of the head ; a rather large gular spot of small 

 scaly feathers of a bronzy green color is surrounded in 

 front and on both sides with purplish bronze; entire chest 



Hotes frotn the Leyden Mluseuin, Vol. XVI, 



