98 COUNT T. SALVADORI ON THE [Jail. 15, 



29. Mino dumonti, Less. 



[No. 250. Wanumbai, male : eyes yellow. No. 233. Wanumbai, 

 female : eyes yellow ; legs and bill yellow ; stomach contained seeds. 

 — J. M.] 



30. Paradisea apoda, Linn. 



[Nos. 248, 249. Males : eyes yellow. No. 247. Female : eyes 

 brown. No. 202. Young male : eyes pale yellow ; legs light fawn- 

 colour ; the stomach was empty. This bird was shot by Mr. Abbot ; 

 he saw two others at the same time, but noticed none of them with 

 plumes. The Professor and Captain Nares saw a large flock ; and, 

 again, none of them were noticed with plumes. No other specimens 

 were seen by the party. No. 246. Female : eyes brown.—/. M.~\ 



Four specimens from Wanumbai, and one from Wokan. 



1st. An adult " male " (No. 249), but not in full dress, wanting the 

 long yellow feathers on the sides. 



2nd. A " male " (No. 248) not fully adult, having the two middle 

 tail-feathers with very large webs, like the lateral ones, and longer 

 than these, one about two inches, the other only one inch ; they 

 are of a lanceolate shape. 



3rd. An adult " female " (No. 247) with yellowish nape. 



4th. A young "male" from Wokan (No.* 202). 



5th. A young "female" (No. 246). The two last are exactly alike in 

 colour ; but the male is larger than the female. Both have no yellow 

 on the nape. 



31. Cicinnurus regius (Linn.). 



Cicinnurus regius, Salvad. Ann. Mus. Civ. Gen. ix. p. 192. sp. 24 

 (1876) ; Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. iii. p. 171 (1877). 



[No. 201. Male: eyes dull red; legs a delicate sky-blue; the 

 stomach contained a few remains of insects. This bird was shot by 

 Mr. Abbot ; two others were in company with it at the time. These 

 were the only specimens seen, either by Mr. Abbot or any other of 

 the party. They were not apparently very shy. A gun is said to 

 have been fired, close by, just before they were observed. No. 241. 

 Male, shot at Wokan : eyes dull red ; legs delicate sky-blue or cobalt 

 blue. Nos. 242, 243. Males, shot at Wanumbai. Nos. 250, 251. 

 Males: eyes yellow. No. 252. Male (young) : eyes yellow. — J.M.] 



Seven specimens — one fully adult " male" (No. 201) from Wokan, 

 and five adult "males" (Nos. 241, 242, 243, 250, 251), and a young 

 " male " (No. 252) from Wanumbai. 



32. Manucodia atra (Less.). 



Manucodia atra, Salvad. Ann. Mus. Civ. Gen. ix. p. 189. sp. 4 

 (1876); Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. iii. p. 183 (1877). 



[Nos. 209, 210. Male, female: eyes orange; legs black; the 

 stomach contained fruit and seeds. — J. M.] 



The male is larger than the female. 



