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identification, I did not wish to place my observations on 

 record, but now that Mr. Paddock has forwarded an 

 undoubted example of this species there can be no reason 

 why P. borealis should not be added to the list of accidental 

 visitors to Great Britain." 



Mr. Walter Goodfellow gave the following interesting 

 account of his recent expedition to British New Guinea to 

 procure living examples of Birds-of-Paradise, and added 

 some valuable notes on the habits of the various species 

 met with during his travels : — 



" The wet season in British New Guinea lasts from 

 November till May on the western side of the main Owen 

 Stanley range. During this period it is dry on the eastern 

 side, and many species of birds appear to migrate there 

 at this season, while others seem to do so partially. At 

 any rate they were scarce on the western slopes during the 

 rains, but, after the change of the monsoon, they became 

 very numerous. This applies especially to many species of 

 Pigeons. All the Birds-of-Paradise appear to moult during 

 the rainy season, and the species frequenting the lower 

 altitudes are the first to do so. For instance, in January 

 Paradisea raggiana was in full moult, whereas Paradisornis 

 rudoljihi had not commenced to change its plumage. Char- 

 mosyna stelhe and Charmosynopsis pulchella^ two species of 

 Lories which are common at 3000 ft. and upwards, were 

 nesting during January and February, and began to moult 

 in April. 



" Paradisea ragg'iana and Ptilorhis intercedes were not 

 met with above an altitude of 3000 ft. ; beyond that Paroiia 

 lawesi and Lophorina minor were found at 6000 ft., the 

 latter species ascending still higher. Diphi/llodes hunsteini 

 was common at 3000 ft., but specimens were also procured 

 at 5000 ft. Of Loria marice 3 specimens only were seen 

 at 5000 ft., while Drepanornis cervinicauda was fairly 

 numerous, although not often seen, at from 3000 to 5000 ft. 



" Paradisornis rxidolphi, Epimachvs megeri, and Astrapia 

 tite/i/ianice were not seen below an altitude of 6000 ft. All 



