by the B.O.IJ. Expeditiun to Dutch New Guinea. 81 



In addition to this Crow of unprepossessing appearance, 

 there is a handsome Raven {Corvus orru), much like our 

 familiar bird hut smaller, which was met with in pairs on 

 the coast. 



Family PAUAmsEin.E — Birds-of -Paradise and Boiver-Birds. 



Closely allied to the well-known Greater Bird-of-Paradise 

 {Paradisea apoda) from the Aru Islands is the New Guinea 

 form P. novcc-guinea, the males being distinguished by their 

 smaller size and by having the long ornamental side-plumes 

 of a much richer orange-yellow. Though the call of this 

 bird was frequently heard on the upper parts of the Mimika, 

 it was rarely seen ; but on the Wataikwa quite a number 

 were procured in all stages of plumage. The species was, 

 however, nowhere plentiful and is confined to the foot-hills. 



The Pygmies often brought plumes of the Lesser Bird-of- 

 Paradise ( P. minor) to Parimau and traded them Avith the 

 natives, but the species was not found on the Mimika, the 

 Charles Louis Mountains probably forming its southern 

 boundary. 



]\fy account of the display of that species, as witnessed in 

 the Zoological Society's Gardens, Regent's Park, will be found 

 in 'The Ibis/ 1905, p. 429, accompanied by various drawings 

 and a coloured plate by Mr. G, E. Lodge. The display 

 resembles that of the Greater Bird-of-Paradise (P. apoda) 

 and the Red Bird-of-Paradise (P. raggiayia), and no doubt also 

 that of P. novce-guine<2. It is a wonderful and beautiful sight 

 to see these birds erect their splendid side-plumes in an arch 

 over the back, which is concealed in a shivering cascade of 

 colour, orange and white, or red according to the species. 



Numbers of the beautiful little King Bird-of-Paradise 

 (Cicinnurus regius) were brought home in all stages of 

 plumage from the young to the fully adult male, with its 

 scarlet bead, shading into glittering carmine on the back 

 and wings and into purplish-carmine on the tliroat, which is 

 bordered below by a rich dark green baud. The sides of the 

 chest are ornamented with fan-like arrangements of grey 

 feathers tipped with glittering golden-green ; the breast and 



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