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27. Parotia sefilata (Pemi.). 



3 S ad., Arfak Mouutaius, from the Guillemaril collection. A label iu Powell's 

 handwriting gives : " Bill black, iris blue, with a narrow inner ring of yellow." 

 2 S ad., 9 S iramat., without exact localities. 



1 S imm., 2 ¥ ad., Hatam, Arfak Mts., Beccari coll., -lune ami July ISTo, 

 specimens "m', n', k^" 



28. Parotia lawesi Rams. 



8 fnll-plnmaged adult SS, Eata district, 500U— 600IJ ft. Anthony coll. " Eye 

 dark blue, feet and bill black." (By " eye " the pupil is apparently meant.) 



2 mcdes in moult, Eafa district, oOOO — 6000 ft. Anthony coll. 



3 fuU-plnmaged males, 1 c? in moult, 2 ? ad., Oriori district. Anthony coll. 

 1 (? immat., Mt. Owen Stanley. Anthony coll. 



1 ? , between rivers Laroki and Vauapa. E. Weiske coll. 

 1 c?, 1 ?, without exact locality. 



3 fnll-plnmaged males, Mt. Scratchley. Anthony coll. 



10 fnll-plnmaged adult males, '2 cJ .iuv., 1 ¥,Mt. Cameron. Anthony coll. 

 " Iris yellow, feet dark brown, bill black." 



20. Parotia helenae De Vis. 



One adult male from Mt. Scratchley, evidently (lue of Anthony's skins. It will 

 require a series to determine the exact position of tliis bird, but we are inclined to 

 think that it is a local aberration, only known from Mt. Hcratchley. 



The only difference from F. latvesi is the entirely dark forehead without auj- 

 white, and the apparently greater breadth and fulness of the nasal crest. 



30. Parotia carolae Meyer. 



1.^ adult males, ' immature males, and two fe males, from Dutch Xew Guinea, 

 from Sir. van Duivenbode. 



We believe that the statement is correct that this species comes from the 

 mountains near the Ambernoh River. The late Mr. Doherty certainly ascertained 

 that the Pteridoplwra came from there, and it is hardly a coincidence that I'arotia 

 carolae and I'teridopltora always came together. 



31. Parotia berlepschi Kleinschm. 



This species can at once be distinguished from I', carolae by the copi)ery 

 instead of black hiudneck and interscapulinm, the black chin and throat, and black 

 edges to the front part of the crest. 



We have only two immature males, which, however, show the differences 

 clearly. The " make " of the.se skins differs entirely from that of all t he F. carolae 

 we have seen. The "make" of the F. carolae agrees remarkably with that of 

 Amhlijonds inornala, Loboparadisea sericea, and our three above-mentioned /.oria 

 loriae, while the P. Ijerlc/^sc/d are much better skins, like the type of-P. duiceiibodei. 

 These latter are of lh(! i'amiliar make of Bi-niju's hunlers, such as the la(e Ali 

 and others. 



