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crest merging into a compressed frontal ridge, whence chestnut 
feathering extends over the culmen. Loria loriae is chiefly pur- 
phsh-black with an iridescent violet nasal shield of scale-like 
feathers. Loboparadisea sericea is rufous-brown and yellow, with 
a wattle, apparently bluish, extending upwards from the gape on 
each side. Amblyornis inornata and A. subalaris are respectively 
olive and reddish-brown, with a huge orange-red crest. A. flavi- 
frons has the crest yellower.  Sericulus melinus, the Regent-bird, 
is black, with orange head, neck, and most of the remiges; Ptilo- 
Fic. 128. 
Satin Bower-bird. Ptilorhynchus violaceus, 
rhynchus violaceus, the Satin-bird, is purplish-black, with much 
feathered culmen ; Scenopoeetes dentirostris is olive-brown above, and 
fulvous with dusky streaks below. Aeluredus viridis, the Cat-bird, 
not to be confounded with that of America (p. 519), is bright green, 
with a blue wash on the back, and with white streaks, bars, or spots 
on the nape, wings, tail, and yellowish under parts. Other species 
of the genus have mainly black or brown heads, while some have 
white throats with black markings. Chlamydodera nuchalis has 
grey-brown plumage above with whitish tips, a hlae nuchal band 
backed by stiff feathers, and a yellow-grey lower surface. 
Female Paradise-birds generally have brown upper parts with 
lighter markings, though they are occasionally blacker,as in Astrapia 
