PA RADISEA SANGUINE A. 



east monsoon. Most of the men who had taken payment from me had brought the birds they had agreed for. 

 One poor fellow had been so unfortunate as not to get one, and he very honestly brought back the axe he 

 had received in advance ; another, who had agreed for six, brought me the fifth two days before I was to 

 start, and went off immediately to the forest again to get the other. He did not return, however ; and we 

 loaded our boat, and Avere just on the point of starting when he came running down after us, holding up a 

 bird, which he handed to me saying, with great satisfaction, 'Now I owe you nothing.' These were remarkable 

 and quite unexpected instances of honesty among savages, where it would have been very easy to them to have 

 been dishonest, without fear of detection or punishment. # # # The Red Bird of Paradise offers a remarkable 

 case of restricted range, being entirely confined to the small island of Waigiou, off the north-west extremity of 

 New Guinea, where it replaces the allied species found in the other islands." 



Male. — Fore part of head, chin, cheeks, and throat rich metallic grass-green, appearing black upon the chin. 

 Over, each eye the feathers are raised, forming two short tufts. Back of head orange-yellow. All the feathers 

 of the head are short, velvety, and closely pressed together, and project over the bill, above and below, hiding 

 the nostrils. Upper part of back, scapulars, shoulders, upper part of breast, and rump orange-yeUow. Wings, 

 tail, back, and entire underparts dark chestnut-brown, darkest on the breast, where it is almost a blackish 

 brown. From each side beneath the wings spring a mass of deep-red plumes, which glisten like glass, as is 

 seen in the upper part of the plumage of C. regius, becoming white towards the ends, on both webs and 

 shaft, the former widely separated and hair-like. From the lower part of the back fall two very long webless 

 shafts, black and twisted, which descend on either side of the tail in graceful double curves, and, like the side 

 plumes, constitute very conspicuous appendages. The bill is lead-colour at the base, light horn-colour for the 

 remaining portion. Feet and tarsi black. 



Male in the second moult : similar to the adult just described ; but the upper part of the back is much darker, 

 ochreous brown, and the rump is chestnut-brown like the wings, instead of yellow. The side plumes are wanting, 

 not having yet appeared, although the feathers are somewhat elongated beneath the wings. The long wiry shafts 

 have _ towards their ends narrow rufous brown webs, which disappear in the adult dress. 



Female. — Fore part of head, chin, cheeks, and throat very dark chestnut-brown. Back of head, and upper part 

 of breast, yellow. Upper part of back or mantle dark ochre-yellow. Entire rest of plumage, including wings and 

 tail, dark brownish chestnut. Bill horn-colour, lead-colour at base. Feet and tarsi black. 



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