1885.] DURING THE VOYAGE OF THE YACHT ' MARCHESA.' 647 



'p-t. 5 . Waigiou. 



M. 2 . Dorei. 



V. Patr. incerf. 



Iris brilliant red, dull orange in the female ; bill and feet 

 black. Length 33-0-42-1 centims., the female always smaller than 

 the male; wing 17-0-18-7, tail I6-0-18-5, bill from gape 3-6-4'6. 



This species was very abundant in "Waigiou, 



149, Parotia sexpennis (Bodd.), 



Parotia sexpennis, Salvad, op. cit. vol. ii. p. 515. 



a-f. (S ■ Arfak. 



ff. Juv, d • Arfak. 



h-k. $. Arfak. 



l-y, (S , Arfak (Bruijn). 



z-b' . 2 , Arfak (Bruijn). 



c, d'. Jr. S • Arfak (Bruijn). 



Iris blue, with a narrow external ring of yellow ; bill and feet 

 black. Wing 16*0 centims. Arfak name Kurangan. 



The young males much resemble the females, but the latter seem 

 to be somewhat smaller and to have shorter wings, while the inner 

 webs of the primaries are bordered with rufous-brown, which does 

 not appear to be the case with the immature males ; the light 

 eyebrow seems also more distinct. But it must be admitted that the 

 sexes in the above series may very possibly have been wrongly 

 identified. 



In the male bird the patch of metallic silver on the head forms 

 when at rest a triangle with the apex forward, but in some skins 

 these feathers are seen standing erect, or even depressed over the 

 nostrils. Immediately above is a small osseous tuberosity, which 

 doubtless gives origin to some muscular fibres whose other ends are 

 attached to the bases of the above-mentioned plumes, which can be 

 erected at will. This tuberosity appears, as might be expected, not 

 so well marked in the female. 



150, Lophorhina superba (Penn.). 

 LopJiorhina superba, Salvad. op. cit. vol. ii. p. 524. 



a. S • Arfak. 



b. Fix ad. S . Arfak. 



c. Arfak. 



d-w. S ' Arfak {Bruijn). 



x-s. $ . Arfak {Bruijn). 



Iris brown ; bill and feet black. Arfak name Niet—a. phonetic 

 rendering of its cry. 



Example b is nearly in full plumage ; but the metaUic green of the 

 head and pectoral shield (the feathers of which latter are incomplete 

 at the sides) is peculiar in being glossed with violet. This violet 

 tinge is apparently a common if not invariable characteristic of 



immaturity. 



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