CH. xxxviii.l THE STANDARD WING. 411 



violet on the head to relieve its general monotony ; and 

 the young males exactly resemble her. (See figures at 



p. 41.) 



This t)ird_ frequents the lower trees of the forests, and, 

 like most Paradise Birds, is in constant motion — flying 

 from branch to branch, clinging to tlie twigs and even to 

 the smooth and vertical trunks almost as easily as a wood- 

 pecker. It continually utters a harsh, creaking note, 

 somewhat intermediate between that of Paradisea apoda 

 and the more musical cry of Cicinnurus regius. The 

 males at short intervals open and flutter their wings, erect 

 the long shoulder feathers, and spread out the elegant 

 green breast shields. 



The Standard Wing is found in Gilolo as well as iu 

 Batchiau, and all the specimens from the former island 

 have the green breast shield rather longer, the crown of the 

 head darker violet, and the lower j)arts of the body rather 

 more strongly scaled with green. This is the only Paradise 

 Bird yet found in the Moluccan district, all the others 

 being confined to the Papuan Islands and North 

 Australia. 



We now come to the Epimachidae, or Long-billed Birds 

 of Paradise, which, as before stated, ought not to be sepa- 

 rated from the Paradiseida3 by the intervention of any 

 other birds. One of the most remarkable of these is the 



