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I received them both from Mr. Bartlett, and we then agreed in 
considering them as a young male and female of the Paradisea 
papuana ; but the numerous specimens which I have examined in 
the collections of Mr. Wallace, consisting of males, females, and 
young of the latter bird, have now convinced me that they belong 
to an entirely distinct species. 
The male (now in the British Museum) is smaller than the Para- 
disea papuana, the length from head to end of tail being about 
9 inches, bill 11 inch, wings from shoulder to tips barely 7} inches, 
tail 5} inches. Feathers on the head and shoulders yellow; back, 
tail, and wings dark chestnut-brown; the coverts of the wings 
edged with yellow; the two central tail-feathers have naked shafts 
15 inches in length, terminating with elongated webs 3 inches long ; 
the throat has a small patch of golden green, which surrounds the 
base of the bill ; the lower parts, with the exception of a small patch 
of brown under the throat, white; side feathers somewhat elongated 
and soft. 
Female: length from head to end of tail about 9 inches, bill 
14 inch. Forehead, throat, sides and top of the head dark chocolate- 
brown, shading to a dingy yellow and cinnamon colour ; tail-coverts 
tinged with yellowish-brown ; tail cinnamon-brown, 43 inches long, 
the two middle feathers narrow, pointed and curved, 4} inches in 
length ; the whole of the under parts from the throat white ; side 
feathers soft ; legs and wings imperfect. 
Mr. Bartlett informed me that these birds came to England with 
other skins of Birds of Paradise, viz. the Clouded (P. magnifica), 
Golden-breasted (P. aurea), and the Ptilorhis magnifica. 
The locality was unknown to him, and is probably one which Mr. 
Wallace has not yet visited. Should he continue his researches, he 
may yet be fortunate enough to meet with this species. 
In conclusion, I beg to propose that the bird now brought under 
your notice be named Paradisea bartlettii, in recognition of the 
valuable services rendered by Mr. Bartlett to the lovers of ornitho- 
logical science by his very careful researches and numerous observa- 
tions. 
2. Description oF A New Species or DisticHorporaA FROM 
New Cateponia. By Dr. J. E. Gray, F.R.S., V.P.Z.S. 
(Radiata, Pl. XVII.) 
The British Museum has lately received several very fine speci- 
mens of a beautiful palmated Coral, belonging to the genus Dis¢i- 
chopora, from the sea near New Caledonia. 
DiIsTICHOPORA COCCINEA, sp. nov. 
Coral bright crimson, much branched, compressed ; branches 
rather fan-shaped, expanded, placed on each side of the stem; the 
sides of the branches rather compressed ; the main branches with a 
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