CH. xxxviii.] THE PARADISE ORIOLE. 419 



as the Eegent Bird of Australia (Sericulus clirysocephalus). 

 But the form of the bill and the character of the plumage 

 seem to me to be so different that it will have to form 

 a distinct genus. This bird is almost entirely yellow, 

 with the exception of the throat, the tail, an^d part of the 

 wings and back, which are black ; but it is cliiefly charac- 

 terised by a quantity of long feathers of an intense glossy 

 orange colour, which cover its neck down to the middle of 

 the back, almost like the hackles of a game-cock. 



This beautiful bird inhabits the mainland of IN'ew 

 Guinea, and is also found in Salwatty, but is so rare that I 

 was only able to obtain one imperfect native skin, and 

 nothing whatever is known of its habits. 



I will now give a list of all the Birds of Paradise yet 

 known, with the places they are believed to inhabit. 



1. Paradisea apoda (The Great Paradise Bird). Aru Islands. 



2. Paradisea papuana (The Lesser Paradise Bird). New Guinea, Mysol, 

 Jobie. 



3. Paradisea rubra (The Eed Paradise Bird). Waigion. 



4. Cicinnurus regius (The King Paradise Bird). New Guinea, Aru 

 Islands, Mysol, Salwatty. 



5. Diphyllodes speciosa (The Magnificent). New Guinea, Mysol, Sal- 

 watty. 



6. Diphyllodes wilsoni (The Red Magnificent). "Waigiou. 



7. Lophorina atra (The Superb). New Guinea. 



8. Parotia sexpennis (The Golden Paradise Bii'd). New Guinea. 



9. Semioptera wallacei (The Standard Wing). Batchian, Gilolo. 



10. Epimachus niagnus (The Long-tailed Paradise Bird). New Guinea. 



11. Seleucides alba (The Twelve-wired Paradise Bii'd). New Guinea, 

 Salwatty. 



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