40 On Birds from British New Guinea. 



and aft. Feet strong, hallux equalling the middle toe without 

 claw ; laterals unequal. 



72. Cnemophilus macgregorii, sp. nov. (0/j. d^. p. 113.) 

 Loreal, frontal, and nasal plumes elongate, and forming a 



fronto-nasal crest ; from its frontal end a compi'essed back- 

 wardly curved crest of four feathers reaching the occiput ; 

 feathers of head parted mesially, forming a groove for recep- 

 tion of the crest. Lower part of fronto-nasal crest chestnut- 

 black, upper part, front, and over fore part of orbit fiery 

 orange-red. Head, neck, and upper back golden yellow, 

 with a strong silky sheen ; frontal crest golden brown ; lower 

 back, rump, and supracaudals passing from the golden yellow 

 of the mantle to brownish yellow. Wings and tail cinnamon- 

 brown ; under surface of wings cinnamon-brown, much paler 

 on edges of quills ; under wing-coverts pale brown, varied 

 with black ; all the lower surface, cheeks, a narrow line over 

 the eye, ear-coverts, and thighs black. Legs and feet dark 

 brown. Bill dark brown, with the tip paler. Total length 

 to end of wing 180 mm., wing 100, bill 18, tarsus 37. 



Hab. Mount Knutsford, at 11,000 feet. One male. 



Of the habits of this bird we have no information ; it was 

 shot by one of the party at some distance from their camp ; 

 no other was seen. The systematic place of the genus seems 

 to be between Amhlyornis and Xanthomelus. 



73. ^LURCEDUS sTONEi, Sharpe. 

 Mount Belford, at 4000 feet. 



74. Ptilopus superbus, Temm. 

 Sudest Island. 



75. Ptiiopus bellus, Sclat. 

 Mainland, passim to 4000 feet. 



7Q. Ptilopus EtJGENi^^ Gould. 

 Ferguson Island. 



77. Ptilopus rivolii, Pr^v. 

 St. Aignan, East Island. 



