412 The American Naturalist. [May, 
a brilliant contrasted gold and black, the brighter hue 
predominating. Here the resemblance ceases, and affinity 
with the Paradisea is suggested in the long thickly folded 
plumes of a deep shining yellow, running in rippling lines of 
light down the neck and back, and forming a large dorsal. 
shield or mantle. Ofthe same fiery orange-red are the longer 
side plumes. A lighter tint intermingled with black prevails 
on the rump, tail coverts and scapulars. Jet black marks 
the throat and the side face enclosing the eye. An inch wide 
streak of the same runs along the side of the body as far as 
the tail. The under parts are an orange-yellow. It will 
be seen, therefore, that Xanthomelus aureus, as he is also 
termed, is a very showy fellow. To add to his port, he is 
adorned with an erectile crest like that of the Blue-jay, except- 
ing in color. In size he is about the same as that denizen of 
our forests. He carries himself too with as much alertness 
and can be as noisy on occasions, though ordinarily he is in- 
curious and evasive. He is thought to build some kind of a 
bower, but this is not positively known. His note is clear and 
resonant. The female is a very pale reflection of her beautiful 
mate.’ 
Allusion has been made several times in these pages to Mr. 
Octavius Stone. This gentleman visited Southeastern New 
Guinea twice, and twenty years ago his collection of birds was, 
perhaps, the most considerable that had been gathered up to 
that time. He secured 116 species, among them some either 
entirely unknown or never seen before in England. Among 
these was a new Catbird, named from its discoverer Aeluroedus 
stonvi. This interesting little’stranger may claim affiliation 
with the Bower birds, and through them with the Paradiseidae. 
It does not, however, construct a bower. In size it is smaller 
` than Aeluroedus buccoides (Temm.) a species more common 
in New Guinea, especially in the northwesteru part. The 
length is between nine and ten inches. As one takes up the 
1 Oriolus aureus and xanthogaster (Vide, p. 393, Vol. XX VIII, American Nat- 
uralist) are probably one and the same, the latter being now regarded as the young 
of this lovely bird which is burdened with many other synonyms besides those 
already mentioned. 
