G2G MR. E. B. SUARPE ON THE 



honey over it, placing the old honey on yellow paper in between. 

 She came to the honey on the red paper, but after feeding for 

 about half a minute left it, to try that on the yellow. 



I may mention that other observations of the same kind gave 

 similar results ; but it is perliaps hardly worth while to give more 

 details. 



Indeed, while hive-bees were generally contented with any 

 honey I gave them, wasps showed a very different disposition, 

 and, if there were several drops of honey near one another, flew 

 frequently from one to the other, as if to make sure wliich tliey 

 liked best. 



Conduct towards their Friends. 



Witli reference to the behaviour as regards comrades, I may 

 observe that the results entirely confirmed those previously ar- 

 rived at. Eor instance, a wasp observed and fed from the 7th 

 to the 12th Sept. did not bring more than three or four friends 

 during the whole of tliat time. 



Contributions to the Ornithology of New Gruinea. By E. Bowd- 

 -LEE, Shaepe, F.L.S., F.Z.S., &c. Part V. — On recent Col- 

 lections from the Neighbourhood of Port Moresby, S.E. New 



Guinea. 



[Bead March 20, 1879.] 



The collection described in the present paper was formed by Mr. 

 Kendal Broadbent, a well-known Australian naturalist, in the 

 vicinity of Port Moresby and in the interior. It is one of the 

 most important that has been made by the English travellers in 

 Soutli-eastern New Gruinea ; and it will be interesting to compare 

 the species here enumerated with the forthcoming account of 

 Signer D'Albertis's collections from the Ely Siver. It may be 

 noticed that in this paper a Parrot of the genus Aprosmictus is 

 described, which is closely allied to another species from the Ely 

 Eiver, but yet appears to be distinct, offering a parallel case to 

 the two Crowned Pigeons of Southern New Gruinea, where we 

 find Goitra Alhertisi inhabiting the Port-Moresby district replaced 

 by G-. Bclateri on the Ely Eiver. The same mountain-fauna seems 

 to extend from the latter locality along tlie southern part of New 

 G-uinea, at least as far as the mountains in the interior of Port 

 Moresby, if- we may judge by the presence of such birds asZ)ry- 

 moedus Beccarii and CincIoso?na ajax, which occurs in both Signer 

 D'Albertis's and Mr. Broadbent's collections. When these moun- 



