BIEDS OF NEW GUINEA. 147 



' Transactions,' vol. vi. p. Ixxxi), that the island was discovered prior to any 

 other in the Australasian seas, no less than 347 years ago. 



The Plate is taken from a female in my collection, marked "VII. '73. 

 Arfak, Hattam, N. Guinea, 3500 feet. Dr. Adolf Bernhard Meyer." 



In the following article, sent me by Dr. Otto Finsch, of Bremen, a 

 description of the male bird is given. By contrasting the Plate of the female, 

 by Mr. Keulemans, with the description of the male, the difference of the 

 sexes can be seen. 



I may here add that the illustration of the following bird, Trichoglossus 

 pulcJiellus (G. R. Gray), also by Mr. Keulemans, represents a male in my own 

 collection, with this label: — "Type 6. VII. '73. Trichoglossus pulchelhis, 

 Hattam, Arfak, N. G., 3500 feet. B. Meyer." 



TRICHOGLOSSUS ARFAKI [J. B. Meyer). 



By Dr. O. FINSCH, Hon. Memb. B.O.U. 



Trichoglossus {Charmosyna) arfaki, A. B. Meyer, Verhandl. k. k. zool.-botan. Gesellsch. in Wien, 

 1874j February. 



Front and forehead to the middle of the crown deep cinnabar-red, remaining 

 parts of the head and the upper surface dark grass-green; lores, cheeks, and 

 ear-region dark blue, with longitudinal silvery white shaft-stripes, the base 

 of the feathers purplish brown; underparts grass-green, somewhat lighter 

 than above ; sides of breast, axillar feathers, and under wing-coverts cinnabar- 

 red ; greater under wing-coverts dull black ; under tail-coverts with partially 

 visible yellow base ; quills dull black, the first primary unicolor, the second, 

 third, and fourth on the outer web margined with dark blue, the fifth and 

 sixth lighter blue, the remainder dark green on the outer web ; the inner web 



