496 MK. E. B. SHAEPE ON THE 



Quite a number of specimens were brought back by Mr. Stone, 

 showing the abundance of the species near Port Moresby. 



Fam. Dic^iDiE. 



44. Dictum EUBROCOEOisrATirM, SJiarpe, Nature, August 17, 

 1876, p. 339 ; Salvad. Ann. Mus. Civic. Genov. ix. p. 31 ; Bamsay, 

 t. c. p. 390. 



Log. Port Moresby. 



Adult. Above deep purple, the crown and the upper tail-coverts 

 scarlet, forming a coronal patch on the former ; sides of head and 

 neck dusky, with a slight olivaceous gloss ; wing-coverts purple 

 like the back, the quills black, glossed with purple, the primaries 

 slightly edged with olivaceous ; tail purplish black ; under surface 

 of body yellowish buff, the under tail-coverts slightly tinged with 

 red ; the sides of the body ashy grey, washed with olive on the 

 lower flanks ; across the fore neck a band of scarlet ; under wing- 

 coverts pure white, the edge of the wing purplish black ; quills 

 blackish below, edged with white along the inner web. Total 

 length 3"15 inches, culmen 0'4, wing 2"05, tail 1*1, tarsus 0'5. 



The female differs from the male in being duller in colour and 

 in wanting the scarlet throat-patch ; the upper surface is more 

 shaded with olive, and there is a more decided olivaceous tinge on 

 the flanks. 



Fam. CiNNTRiDjE. 



45. CiifNTEis FEENATus {S. Mull.) ; SJia7'pe, antea, p. 316 ; 

 'Ramnay, f. c. -p. 390, 



Log. Port Moresby. 



Fam. Meliphagid^. 



46. Gltciphila MODESTA, Gray; SJiarpe, saiteh, p. 316. — G. 

 subfasciata, 'Ramsay, P. Z. S. 1868, p. 385. 



Log. Port Moresby. 



Mr. Petterd in his list enters both G. modesta and G. subfas- 

 ciata, Eamsay ; but these two species appear to be identical on 

 comparing Australian examples of the latter in Mr. Grould's col- 

 lection with the jSTew-G-uinea bird. 



47. Mtzomela obsctjka, Gould ; Salvad. t. c. p. 32. 

 Log. Port Moresby. 



I have compared the single specimen sent with another in the 

 Museum from N.W. Australia, and can find no difference. 



