OENITHOLOQT 01" NEW GUINEA. 633 



ruleseens of Nortli-westfern New Guinea exactly in the way pointed 

 out by Count Salvador! ; so that the black under tail-coverts, 

 though a slight, seem to be a constant specific character, 



24. Detmcedus Beccabii, Salvad. Ami. Mus. Civic, Genov, vii, 

 p. 65 ; id. P. Z. S. 1S78, p. 97. 



The specimen sent in Mr. Broadbent's collection appears to 

 belong to this species, which is one of great interest. The genus 

 is Australian; and the present bird was described from the Arfak 

 Mountains in 'N.'W. New Gruinea ; and it was afterwards found in 

 the Aru Islands by the ' Challenger ' Expedition ; so that S.E. New 

 Gruinea is an entirely new locality for the species. 



25. Melanopteehus HoB^nTSOTifj,!)^ Albert. — MinaEobertsoni, 

 Ann. Mus. Civic. Genov. x. p, 12. — Eulabes orientalis, Ramsay, I. c. 

 p. 279 



A specimen is in Mr. Broadbent's collection ; and another is in 

 that of the Eev. Mr. Lawes. These two birds both have entirely 

 yellow heads and necks, with a few remains of black feathers on 

 the nape. I cannot bring myself to believe that these are of the 

 same species as M. anais from North-western New Guinea, of 

 which the Museum has three specimens collected by Mr. "Wallace, 

 and representing both adults and young. All three have well- 

 defined black heads, with a broad yellow collar, also well defined, 

 separating the crown from the back. The young one differs in 

 being black below with yellow edges to the feathers, and in not 

 having the yellow chest-patch developed. It may be surmised 

 that M. Molertsoni, being so closely allied to M. anais, goes through 

 somewhat similar stages of plumage, and may possibly have a 

 black head in the im.mature dress. The adults, however, appear 

 to be well characterized. 



26. Eetnwaedkena Eeinwaedti {Temin.)-, Salvad. Ann. Mus, 

 Civic. Genov. ix. p. 203. 



Two adult specimens in Mr. Broadbent's collection. 



27. Henicophaps albieeons, Gtrtt/ ; Salvad. Ann, 3£us, Civic. 

 Genov. ix. p. 207. 



Compared with birds from North-western New Guinea, the 

 bill in the present specimen sent by Mr. Broadbent seems much 

 larger. The metallic coloration also is much greener on the 

 wing, not fiery copper as in two of Mr. Wallace's specimens in 

 the Museum collection ; a third, from N.W. New Guinea, is so 



