384: Dr. Colin C. Simson on the Habits of 
We also shot one specimen of the New Guinea Cat-bird 
(.Eluredus stonii), and found several of its nests which were 
all, I think, at an elevation of about 4000 feet. 1 saw three 
myself, situated in low Pandanus-trees and easily reached by 
the hand without climbing. The structure is cup-shaped. 
It is composed of dry tendrils and contains only one egg 
of a yellowish white colour. 
During our journey we obtained altogether examples of 
eleven species of Birds-of-Paradise, besides Bower-birds. 
Text-fig. 28. 
tough sketch of the Playground of a Kower-bird. 
In the district below 3000 feet we found Paradisea 
raggiana, Ptilorhis intercedens, Cicinnurus regius, Diphyllodes 
magnifica, and a Manucode. Of these Paradisea raggiana was 
very common. From 3000 to 6000 feet above the sea-level 
we met with Lophorhina superba, Parotia sexpennis, Drepa- 
nornis albertisi, Paradisornis rudolphi, Epimachus meyer, 
and Astrarchia stephanie. Of these Lophorhina superba 
was extremely common in most places, while Epimachus 
meyerit and Astrarchia stephanie were rarely met with, and 
Paradisornis rudolphi was only found in special lbealities. 
