4 Staten Island Association of Arts and Sciences 



The four skins were received at the Museum on July 1 1 and 

 the receipt was immediately signed and returned as requested. 

 They have been installed in one of the cases in our biology 

 room, with a suitable descriptive label. 



This species of bird of paradise is a native of the Malay Archi- 

 pelago and is said to be confined to the Aru Islands, a small group 

 close to New Guinea. The males only possess the remarkable 

 plumage shown in these skins. The females are quite ordinary- 

 looking birds. 



