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latter, in particular, I am indebted for sending over to me the 

 types of the species described by them from New Guinea and its 

 islands, and several others which I should not otherwise have been 

 able to examine, and for their kind permission to figure any of 

 them. Count Salvador!, too, has sent me some very valuable notes as 

 to the range &c. of the Papuan species ; whilst to M. Oustalet I. am 

 much obliged for information on the type specimen of J/, lafargii and 

 on some other points. 



The following table will assist in the determination of the 26 

 valid species. It, however, only holds good for adult birds, and in 

 many cases only for the males, our present imperfect knowledge of 

 many of the species making a table that would have included all 

 stages alike an impossibility. 



A. Corpore nibro ornato, aut unicolori. 



K. Corpore subtiis plus minusve oliyaceo-griseo aut albicante. 

 a. Fronte coccinea. 



b. Torque pectorali nullo. 



c. Capite et dorso concoloribus. 



f,,.„ .. ,, . n-j • fl. sanqxiinolenia. 



I Alisfusco-nigris; abdomme flavido-gnseo. . . | 3 calcdonica. 



\ Alls olivaceo-fuscis ; abdomine griseo-flavido 3. chloroidcra. 



c'. Capite rubro ; dorso fusco 4. adolfhince. 



b' . Torque pectorali fuseo. 



f Abdoniiue albicante 5. boiai. 



\ Abdomine fusco-griseo 6. erytkrocephala. 



a'. Froute nigra. 



d. Capite supra macula rubra ornato. 

 e, GnVX rubra. 



f Gutture summo nigricante 7. vulnerata. 



\ Gutture croceo-flavo 8. jwgiilaris, 



e'. Gula nigra, 9. lafargii. 



d'. Capite suprA, omnino nigricante 10, sclateri. 



jS. Corpore subtiis dorso concolori. 



a. Corpore nigro. 



f Subalaribus albis 11. nigrita. 



\ Subalaribus nigris 12. pammelana. 



a'. Corpore griseo-brunneo. 



b. Stria gulari coccinea 13. eqiics, 



b'. Stria gulari nidla. 



[ Capite solimi rubro tincto 14. obscura. 



I Alis et Cauda rubro tinctis 15. simplex. 



\ ri V t T 1 i.- 4- f 16. ridjrotincta, 



Corpore, alls ct Cauda rubro tinctis < -.^ ^,,7 i„„„^„„ 



[ •'^ ' [ 17. ruoro-orunnea, 



a". Corpore rubro 18. cnmitata. 



y. Corpore subtiis nigro et rubro vario. 



a. Gula coccinea. 



b, Capite toto coccineo. 



c. Abdomine rubro ; crisso nigro 19. rubratra. 



c'. Abdomine et crisso nigris. 



7 -n <- ■ f 20. niqrivcntris. 



d. Peotore coccmeo | 31. c^ai,ialis. 



d' . Poctore nigro 22. lifucnsis. 



b'. Capite supra nigro 2.3. chermesiiia. 



a'. Capite toto nigro 24. roscnbergi. 



B. Corpore nigro alboque vario, 



f Gula uropygioque nigris 25. nigra. 



\ Gula uropygioque albis , 26. fcctoralis. 



