. collected in Dutch New Guinea. 25 



definitely stated, but it appears without doubt to have been 

 an example o£ the form found in Western New Guinea, 

 though the upper back is depicted as dark crimson, instead 

 of dark claret-colour. 



It seems certain that in 1774 no bird-skins from Eastern 

 New Gruinea had been brought to Europe. 



The synonymy of the orange-winged form from Eastern 

 New Guinea, with the more rufous head and more crimson 

 upper back, would appear to stand as follows : — 



Diphyllodes speciosa hunsteini. 



JDiphyllodes hunsteini Meyer, Zeit. ges. Orn. ii. p, 389, 

 pi. xxi. (1885) [Owen Stanley Mts.]. 



Diphyllodes chrysoptera septentrionalis Meyer, J. f. 0. 

 1892, p. 260 [North-east New Guinea]. 



Diphyllodes xanthoptera Salvad. Ann. Mus. Civ. Genov. 

 xxxvi. p. no (1896) [Moroka, Astrolabe Mts.]. 



It will thus be seen that I am able to recognise three forms 

 belonging to this group of Diphyllodes : — 



D. speciosa (Bodd.). Hah. Western New Guinea. 

 D. s. hunsteini Meyer. Hah. Eastern New Guinea. 

 D. rothschildi. Hah. Island of Salawatti. 



The last-named bird with clay-coloured wings appears to 

 be confined to Salawatti. Mr. Goodfellow informs me that 

 there are no Paradise-Birds on the island of Sorong, and 

 that skins purchased there are brought over from Salawatti 

 by the natives. 



*Pteridophora alberti. 



Pteridopliora alherti Meyer ; Roths. & Hartert, N. Z. xx. 

 p. 522 (1913). 



A male in moult was procured on Mt. Goliath by 

 A. S. Meek. 



*Paradigalla brevicauda. 



Paradigalla hrevicauda Roths. & Hartert, N. Z. xx. p. 523 

 (1913). 



