xu 



fuscescentibus, singulis in margine postico tenuiter 

 nigro-ciliatis : uropygio nigro-ciuereo : alis caudaque 

 nigris, remigibus rectricibusque basin versus pallide 

 ferrugineis : gula velutino-nigro guttulata : subtus 

 ochraceo-flava : rostro nigro : pedibus fuscis. Long, 

 tot. c. 220 millim., al. 123, caud. 90, rostri culm. 22, 

 tarsi 30, capitis scapi 350, lobi max. long. 9, lat. 7. 

 Hub. Nova Guinea, in montibas ad flumen ' Amberno.' 



Dr. BowDLER SiiARPE made some remarks upon this 

 extraordinary species, which constituted the fourth new 

 form of Paradise-bird described within the last month ; the 

 three others being Parotia carolcB of Meyer (Bull. B. O. C. 

 anted., p. vi), Craspedophora bruijni, sp. n., and lanthothorax 

 benzbachi, gen. et sp. n., described by Dr. Biittikofer (Notes 

 Leyden Mus., Dec. 1894). 



Dr. Sharpe gave the following list of the genera and 

 species o£ the Paradiseidce and Ptilonorhynchidce known up 

 to the present day : — 



1. Ptilorhis paradisea, Swains. S. & C. Australia. 



2. victories, Gould, N.E. Australia. 



3. Craspedophora magnifica (V.). N.W. New Guinea. 



4. intercedens, Sharpe. S.E. New Guinea. 



5. moMtoui, Oust. (C. bruijni, Biittik.). N.W. New 



Guinea. 



6. lanthothorax b enzbachi, Bixttili. N.AV. Guinea. 



7. Paryphephurus didvevbodii (^leyer). N.W. New Guinea. 



8. Selencides nii/ricuxs (Shaw). New Guinea. 



9. Drepanornis albertisi, Scl. N.W. New Guinea. 



10. cervinicauda, Scl. S.E, New Guinea. 



11. geisleri, Meyer. E. New Guinea. 



12. Dreparianax bruijni (Oust.). N. New Guinea. 



•13. Epimachus speciosus (Bodd.). N.W. New Guinea, 



14. ellioti. Ward. Hab. ign. 



15. meyeri, Finsch. S.E. New Guinea. 



16. Astrapia nigra (Gm.). N.W. New Guinea. 



17. Astrarchia stephanue, Finsch. S.E. New Guinea, 



18. Paradigalla carunculatn, Less. N.W. New Guiuea. 



