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NOTES ON PAPUAN BIRDS. 



By the Hon. WALTER ROTHSCHILD, Ph.D., and ERNST HARTERT. 

 {Co}iti,iiiril from Vol. VIII., 1001). 



Vir. PARADLSEIDAE. 



(Plate L) 



(For the localities mentioned in this article see "Introduction," Nov. ZooL. 190L 

 pp. bo — 61, and the maps. Pis. II. and III., in the same volume of our Journal.) 



AS by far the largest iinmber of the Paradimdae inhabit the Papuan Region, 

 and as they are made a speciality, and in consequence are exceptionally well 

 rejiresented in the Tring Museum, we have thought it of interest to record the 

 whole series of this family at present in our possession. Eighty-seven forms out 

 of 96 recognised forms are represented in the collection by 1292 skins. It will be 

 seen that in a few cases we have departed slightly from the nomenclature adopted 

 in the Tierreich. These alterations were mostly necessitated by new knowledge 

 gained through the numerous accessions to the collection since 189S. They affect 

 the genera Aili(rocdiix, Chldiiii/ih'ra,, Manucodia, PhonyynmmHs, and Li/cocora.c. 



The following forms were based on unique specimens, and no farther skins 

 have become known : 



1. Chluini/dei-a lantcrbachi Pchw. Berlin Museum. 



2. Parotia duivenhodei Rothsch. Tring ,, 



3. LohorJiampliiix nohilis Rothsch. „ ,, 



4. Jauthotliora.e heni<k(/-hi Biitt. Leydeu „ 



5. Janthotliorar mirabilis (Rchw.). Tring „ 

 0. P(in/phe.pIinrH» dxivenbodei (Mey.) Dresden ,, 



7. UrcjidHornisalherfisi (je'sh'ri {Wi?j.) „ „ 



8. Falcincllits asf/rij)/o/des (Uothsich.) Tring „ 



0. Cicirniiirns hjogj/rutt Currie. U. S. National Museum. 



]n. Prirndiscd maria Rchw. Berlin Museum. 



With the exceiition of Nos. 1, 5, 7, and 10, all these uniques are trade skins 

 received from natives, like so many other of the finest Paradiscidac, such as 

 Fdlciiiellns elUfiti, Lohopriradlsea sericea, Pferidnp/wra albert/, Parotia carolae, 

 A)nbli/or)us fiarifronx, Astrap/a uplendii/issima and others ; and it is therefore 

 evident that the main stronghold of Paradiseidac in Dutch New Gniuea is yet 

 untrodden by Enropeans. 



1. Ptilonorhynchus violaceus (Vieill.) 



\Ve liavc one adult Mulf and one young male from the Dandenong Range, 

 Victoria, November 1)^74, A. von Hiigel cull. ; one young inali; without locality 

 which differs from the one from the Dandenong Kauge in having the sides of the 

 neck more uniform and the throat and foreneck with mirch smaller ])alc sjiots. 

 Further : five adnlt iimlcn and four adult females without e.xact localities. This 

 species, being restricted to Australia, does not, of course, occur in New Guinea. 



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