CH. xxxviii.] THE RED MAGNIFICENT. 405 



in the dried and flattened skins of the natives, through 

 which alone it is at; present known. The feet appear to 

 be dark blue. 



This rare and elegant little bird is found only on 

 the mainland of New Guinea, and in the island of 

 Mysol. 



A still more rare and beautiful species than the last is 

 the Diphyllodes wilsoni, described by Mr. Cassin from a 

 native skin in the rich museum of Philadelphia. The 

 same bird was afterwards named " Diphyllodes respublica" 

 by Prince Buonaparte, and still later, " Schlegelia calva," 

 l)y Dr. Bernstein, who was so fortunate as to obtain fresh 

 specimens in Waigiou. 



In this species the upper mantle is sulphur yellow, the 

 lower one and the wings pure red, the breast plumes 

 dark green, and the lengthened middle tail feathers much 

 shorter than in the allied species. The most curious 

 difference is, however, that the top of the head is bald, 

 the bare skin being of a rich cobalt blue, crossed by 

 several lines of black velvety feathers. 



It is about the same size as Diphyllodes speciosa, and is 

 no doubt entirely confined to the island of Waigiou. The 

 female, as figured and described by Dr. Bernstein, is very 

 like that of Cicinnurus regius, being similarly banded 

 beneath ; and we may therefore conclude that its near 



