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The ornithological collection made contains much that is 

 valnable, and has added many new forms to the British 

 Museum, to which most of them have been presented. As 

 the Expedition was unfortunately unable to penetrate to the 

 Snow Mountains^ it would naturally be expected that most 

 of the specimens would be procured at the lower levels^ and 

 this proves to be the case, most of them having been obtained 

 below 2000 feet, and few above 4000 feet. In all, examples of 

 235 species were obtained belonging to 42 Families, but 150 

 of these were of eight Families — Honey-eaters, Flycatchers, 

 Parrots, and Pigeons giving the best results, though the 

 13 forms of Birds-of-Paradise must be considered the chief 

 prizes. Of these we may give a list : — 



1. VaraJisen novcc-c/mnea. 8. Chlamydodera laiitcrbachi. 



2. Cicinnurus regius, 9. JElurwdiis stonei. 



3. Ptilor/iis magnifica, 10. Phomjgama jamesi. 



4. Seleucides niger. 11. Manncodia orientals. 



5. Parotia carola; mechi. 12. M.Jobiensis. 



6. Diphyllodes chrgsoptera. 13. M. altera. 



7. Xanthovudus ardms. 



The Farotia was new to science, and a nest with two 

 eggs of Manucodia altera provided the first authenticated 

 specimens of the species. 



A new species of Glossy Starling {Calornis mj/sfacea) was 

 discovered, and Melanopyrrhus ruhertsoni was found to be 

 quite distinct from M. orientalis. Among the Honey-eaters 

 (Edistoma pygmceuni was the rarest capture, except another 

 new species, Ptilutis mimikce. Among the Shrikes Paclnj- 

 cephala opproximans and P. dorsalis were also novelties, 

 while the Cuckoo Microdynamis parva was a great acqui- 

 sition. A large Swift [CoUocalia ivhiteheadi), originally 

 described from the Philippine Islands, was a remarkable 

 discovery ; while not only was a female of the lately described 

 Lory Cluinnosynopsis multistriata procured, but also a new 

 Paroquet, Aprosmidus 'wil/telmince. Lastly, a new Casso- 

 wary — a dwarf species, to which the name of Casuarius 

 claudii has been given — was found in the foothills. We 

 might mention numerous other rare birds, did space permit. 



