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but was refused. The specimen had been somewhat badly pre- 
pared and was not perfect. In compliment to Professor Veth, 
the savant who did so much to extend our knowledge of eth- 
nology and geography of the Netherland East Indies, Rosen- 
berg named the bird Epimachus vethii. Excepting the head, 
throat and neck the bird was of a brown color (fuscus) ; the 
upper part of the head was very dark; the back and upper 
side of the tail were ferruginous, the latter brown in the center. 
The breast was of a brownish-white, darker below and trans- 
versed by arched lines; the beak was curved and black. The 
length of the bird was about 35 centimetres, of which the tail 
made 14, the beak 7. The fourth plume was very long. 
D’Albertis and Meyer when later they visited the district of 
Arfak and other regions near the Bay of Geelvink, saw this 
bird which Sclater has named Drepanornis albertisit. 
We find in Papua only four species of Paradisiers Loriots, viz. 
Oriolus aureus and xanthogaster that are confined strictly to the 
continent, Oriolus flavicinctus in New Guinea and the islands of 
Arrou, and. Oriolus striatus in New Guinea, Waigeou and 
Salawatti. In museums there are scarcely any perfect spec- 
imens of these beautiful birds. 
The Galline are represented by only four families which, 
with the exception of the Otidiphaps, are found every where. 
There are great numbers of Pigeons, forty species at least of 
which are known at present. Some of these are widely dis- 
persed, others are confined to narrow limits. 
Three species of Cassowaries live in these parts :—— Casuarius 
arunculatus which is seen in the islands of Arrou; Casuarius 
uniappendiculatus found in Salawatti and on the northwest 
Coast of New Guinea; and Casuarius papuanus inhabiting 
Arfak and the island of Jobi. These birds seek the flat hot 
lands but not the marshes. 
Rosenberg describes a beautiful live specimen of Casuarius 
uniappendiculatus at Ternate, which was offered to him by the 
Rajah of Salawatti. This bird was about two years old and 
had nearly attained full growth although it still wore the 
rown plumage of its youth. The lovely golden shade of the 
neck which appears soon after birth, shone in full splendor but 
