572 The Birds of Paeadise. 



1. Paradisea apoda (the Great Paradise Bird). Aru Islands. 



2. Paradisea papuana (The Lesser Paradise Bird). New Guinea, Mysol, Jobie. 



3. Paradisea rubra (The Red Paradise Bird). Waigiou. 



4. Cicinnurus regius (The King Paradise Bird). New Guinea, Aru islands, 

 Mysol, Salwatty. 



5. Diphyllodes speciosa (The Magnificent). New Guinea, Mysol, Salwatty. 



6. Diphyllodes wilsoni (The Red Magnificent). Waigiou. 



7. Lophorina atra (The Superb). New Guinea. 



8. Parotia sexpennis (The Golden Paradise Bird). New Guinea. 



9. Semiopterawallacei (The Standard Wing). Batchian, Gilolo. 



10. Epimachus magnus (The Long-tailed Paradise Bird). New Guinea. 



11. Seleucides alba (The Twelve- wired Paradise Bird). New Guinea, Salwat- 

 ty- 



12. Ptiloris magnifica (The Scale-breasted Paradise Bird). New Guinea. 



13. Ptiloris alberti (Prince Albert's Paradise Bird). North Australia. 



14. Ptiloris paradisea (The Rifle Bird). East Australia. 



15. Ptiloris victoriee (The Victorian Rifle Bird). North-East Australia. 



16. Astrapia nigra (The Paradise Pie). New Guinea. 



17. Paradigalla carunculata (The Garunculated Paradise Pie). New Guinea. 



18. (?) Sericulus aureus (The Paradise Oriole). New Guinea, Salwatty. 



We see, therefore, that of the eighteen species which seem 

 to deserve a place among the birds of paradise, eleven are 

 known to inhabit the great Island of New Guinea, eight of 

 which are entirely confined to it and the hardly separated isl- 

 and of Salwatty. But if we consider those islands which are 

 now united to New Guinea by a shallow sea to really form a 

 part of it, we shall find that fourteen of the paradise birds be- 

 long to that country, while three inhabit the northern and 

 eastern parts of Australia, and one the Moluccas. All the 

 more extraordinary and magnificent species are, however, en- 

 tirely confined to the Papuan region. 



Although I devoted so much time to a search after these 

 wonderful birds, I only succeeded myself in obtaining five 

 species during a residence of many months in the Aru Islands, 

 New Guinea, and Waigiou. Mr. Allen's voyage to Mysol did 

 not procure a single additional species, but we both heard of a 

 place called Sorong, on the main-land of New Guinea, near Sal- 

 watty, where we were told that all the kinds we desired could 

 be obtained. We thei'efore determined that he should visit 

 this place, and endeavor to penetrate into the interior among 

 the natives, who actually shoot and skin the birds of paradise. 

 He went in the small prau I had fitted up at Goram, and 

 through the kind assistance of the Dutch Resident at Ternate, 



