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Xanthomelas arclens [O.-Grant^ Bull. B. O. C. xxvii. p. (j& 

 (1911)]. Tlie male has the eye yellow and the head, sides 

 of the neck, and manile orange- scarlet, the feathers of the 

 latter heing very long and loose and forming a dense cape ; 

 the rest of the plumage is orange-yellow above and golden- 

 yellow below : the ends of the quills and the tail-feathers 

 being black. 



The female has the iris brown and is more sombrely clad, 

 the head and upper-parts, including the wings and tail, 

 being earthy-brown, while the under-parts, under wing- 

 coverts, and wing-lining arc yellow, like those of the male, 

 but less bright. 



This beautiful species was originally described from an 

 imperfect native-made skin, obtained by the Italian natu- 

 ralist, D'Albertis, ou the Fly River. Subsequently Dr. H. 

 A. Lorentz shot two adult males on the Noord River, w^hich 

 were described and figured by Dr. Van Oort. Our expedi- 

 tion was fortunate enough to secure not only adult males, 

 but also the immature male and adult female, these latter 

 being hitherto utdvnowu. 



The display of the male bird must be a very beautiful 

 sight, his scarlet cape being no doubt erected and forming 

 a great hood over the head. 



Among the Bower-Birds, one of the most interesting was 

 a remarkable female example of a species of Chlaniijdodera 

 procured on the Kamura River. Unlike any of the allied 

 forms, it has the under-surface washed with yellow, and 

 appears to be the female of C. lauterbachi, of which the 

 brilliantly coloured male was described and figured by 

 Dr. Reichenow from an example procured in German New 

 Guinea \_cf. Orn. Monatsb. v. p. 24 (1897) ; & Journ. fiir 

 Orn. 1897, p. 215, pl.vi.]. 



The male has the crown and sides of the face golden- 

 orange, the upper-parts olive- brown, edged with yellowish, 

 and the under-parts bright yellow. It is a very striking 

 bird, and much the most brightly coloured member of the 

 genus. 



Though the two specimens were obtained in localities so 



