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the beak, except a narrow ridge on the culraen. Size small ; 

 bill very broad at base, and short ; feathers of underparts 

 and rump decomposed and with a strong satiny gloss. No 

 lengthened ornamental phimes. Tip of tail rounded. 



LOBOPARADISEA SERICEA, Sp. n. 



Head brown ; hind neck and back rufous-chestnut, with a 

 slight olive tinge ; rump bright yellow, with a beautiful 

 silky sheen. Wings and upper wiug-coverts ruddy chestnut ; 

 primaries broadly tipped with black and having the shafts 

 brick-red ; tail and upper tail-coverts reddish chestnut. 

 Underside bright yellow and most beautifully silky. Thighs 

 olive-brown. Under wing-covei'ts and uuderiide of primaries 

 brownish cinnamon. Bill with two large wattles reaching 

 halfway down from the base, dull blue with yellow tips. 

 Wing 91 millim., tail 58, bill 21. 



Bought from natives at Koeroedoe, Dutch New Guinea. 



Mr. W. Pt. Ogilvie-Grant exhibited specimens of several 

 interesting birds from the island of Samar, amongst which 

 the following appeared to be new to science : — 



PithecophaGa, gen. n. 



Probably most closely allied to Harpyhaliaetus, of South 

 America. 



Bill very deep and muct compressed ; the ridge of the 

 culmen much curved, forming a perfect segment of a circle ; 

 nasal opening a vertical slit at the margin of the cere ; lores 

 and fore part of the face and cheeks covered with bristles 

 only ; a full occipital crest of long lanceolate feathers ; 

 legs and feet very powerful. Tarsi mostly naked, with a row 

 of large scutes down the fr jnt ; sides and back reticulate, 

 hexagonal scales on the plauia very large, and terminating in 

 three large scutes above the base of the hallux ; soles of the 

 feet covered with rough p?.pillae ; claws very strong and 

 curved. "Wings comparatively short and rounded, the 

 primaries being very little longer than the secondaries, the 

 first primary-quiU much the shortest, and the tifth probably 



