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tains arc more thorougLly explored, it will doubtless bo found that 

 they contain a certain number of species closely allied to others 

 from the mountains of the north-west, and in some cases even iden- 

 tical with the latter. At present, however, the affinities of the 

 south-eastern species seem to lie with those of the Aru Islands 

 where they are not Australian, as by far the majority of them really 

 are. The discovery of two species of green-shouldered Aprosmictus, 

 related to the fine Aprosmictus insignissimiis, Gould, of Australia, 

 and of a species of tlie peculiar Australian genus CincJosoma^ 

 strengthen the Australian afiinities of the avifauna of South- 

 eastern New Guinea. 



In the present paper I have also taken the opportunity of cor- 

 recting some errors which have crept into my accounts of the 

 collections made by Mr. Stone and Dr. James in the same loca- 

 lity and published in the Society's Journal. 



Note. — Since the present communication was read, I have re- 

 ceived from Mr. Eamsay a copy of his recent paper, laid before 

 the Linnean Society of New South Wales on the 30th of last Sep- 

 tember, entitled " Contributions to the Zoology of New Guinea," 

 parts 1 & 2 (Journ. Linn. Soc. JST. S. W. iii. pp. 241-305). In this 

 paper Mr. Eamsay describes the Parrot and Tlycatcher which I 

 considered to be new to science ; and consequently my specific 

 names must be suppressed. I refer to Mr. Eamsay's paper in the 

 accompanying text. 



1. AsTUE TOEQTJATUS (Temm.) ; Sharpe, Mittli. Dresden, iii. 

 p. 355. — Urospizias torquatus, Salvad. Ann. Mus. Civic. Genov. 

 xii. p. 38. — Astur Sharpii, Bamsay, I. c. p. 24S. 



Mr. Broadbent's collection contains a beautiful adult bird, mea- 

 suring 10"3 inches in the wing. As in the case of Mr. Stone's 

 specimen recorded by me in the ' Proceedings ' of this Society, the 

 thighs and under tail-coverts are both barred with rufous. 



2. Haepyopsis NOY-Si-GUiNEiE, Salvad. Ann. Mies. Civic, Genov, 

 xii. p. 36 ; Sharpe, Mitth. JDresden, iii. p. 355, pi. xxix. 



A very fine specimen collected by Mr. Broadbent bears the fol- 

 lowing label : — " Male : eyes dark brown. Fairfax Harbour, Port 

 Moresby. Scrub bird." It measures as'follows : — Total length 

 31 inches, culmen 27, wing 18-6, tail 15-5, tarsus 5*2. 



3. HiEEACiDEA OEiENTALis (ScJiL) ; Sluirpc, Cat. B. \. p. 422. 

 An example in Mr. Broadbent's collection. The present is the 



first record of the occurrence of a Hieracidea in New Guinea ; and 



