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viridi. Long. tot. 13o, culrneu 1-45, alse T'l, caud» 6-S, 

 tarsi 1'55. East Cape. 



This seems to me to be quite distinct from P. Gouldi and 

 P. Keraudreni, being nearly an inch longer in the wing and tail, 

 while the bill is also longer and stouter. When Count Salvadori 

 visited England, he brought with him a series of PJionygamce to 

 convince me that my P. Jamesii was nothing but the old P. Ke- 

 raudreni of North-western New Gruinea ; and on seeing his series, 

 I was obliged to admit the truth of his surmise. I do not, how- 

 ever, anticipate a like suppression for P. Sunsteini, vfhich. seems 

 to be quite different. It may be briefly described as larger than 

 either of the above-mentioned birds, and entirely piorple, but with 

 an oily green head like P. Gouldi. There is not a vestige of 

 steel-blue about the whole bird. Unfortunately the number 

 attached to the specimen has come off during the voyage ; and 

 the result is that I cannot with certainty identify the specimen 

 in Mr. Hunstein's list. It may possibly come from Normanby 

 Island instead of the mainland. 



Paeadisea EAGGiAifA, Sclcifer ; Salvad. t. c. ii. p. 613. No. 1. 

 Choqeri district. " Fanava." 



"Plumed bird found usually in high country on mountain-ranges, 

 but young males and females seen in flocks on low but thick 

 scrubby country. The plumed birds usually congregate in the 

 morning and towards sunset on trees, called by the natives 

 ' Marrara ' (dancing) trees, sometimes in considerable numbers. 

 The natives in this district catch them with a long string, liaving 

 a peculiar loop, placed on one of the branches of the tree fre- 

 quented by the birds ; when pulled smartly, this catches the bird 

 by the leg. This is how plumes are obtained from the coast 

 natives, who trade with them with the inland tribes." \_A. G.'] 



East Cape and on a river in Milne Bay. " Iris yellow ; feet 

 chocolate colour. They call the same as elsewhere, a prolonged 

 wlioJc — loTioTc — whoky {Sunstein.) 



DiPHTLLODES CHRT80PTEEA, Gould ; Salvad. t. c. ii. p. 641. 

 No. 2. Choqeri district. " Thego." 



" This bird is found in very rough and thick scrubby country at 

 the head of gullies or on steep sidings, where he clears a space of 

 ground, about 7 feet by 4, by stripping all the leaves aiid twigs 

 off the bushes, leaving only the heavier branches. The ground 

 is cleared of all leaves &c., and is quite bare, and this seems to 



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