INTRODUCTION. 



1858. — Gray, ' Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.' 



Mlurcedus melanotis described in the genus Ptilonorhynchus ; also the Paradisea apoda, from Aru, is described as 

 P. JVallaciana. Species 27. 



1859. — G. R. Gray, ' Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.' 

 Semioptera Wallacei first described. Species 28. 



1859. — Gray, ' Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.' 



The variety P. JVallaciana, referred to above, is here erased by the author from the list, as not entitled to any 

 specific consideration. 



1859. — G. R. Gray, ' Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.' 

 Manucodia Keraudreni, from Australia, separated as distinct, and called M. Gouldi. 



1860. — Goodwin, 'Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.' 



A young male of Paradisea minor described as distinct under the name of P. Bartlettii. 



1862. — Wallace, ' Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.' 



Some valuable remarks are given upon the geographical distribution of the Birds of Paradise, and also the 

 great difficulties existing in their capture. 



1862. — Gould, ' Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.' 

 Chlamydodera guttata described from a head. 



1867. — Schlegel, ' Museum d'Histoire Naturelle des Pays-Bas.' 



A catalogue of the species in the Ley den Museum. They are arranged in the following genera : — Paradisea, 



Epimachus, Sericulus, and Ptilonorhynchus, including in the last the species of Bower-birds of the genus Chlamydodera. 

 The number of specimens shows .how rich that Museum is in the birds of this family. 



1867. — Diggles, ' Ornithology of Australia.' 



A hybrid between Ptilonorhynchus violaceus and Sericulus melinus is described and figured as Ptilonorhynchus 

 Rawnsleyi. 



1869. — Wallace, ' Malay Archipelago.' 



In this valuable and interesting work a full account of the habits of the different species of Paradiseida? 

 observed by the author, as well as their geographical distribution, is given, to which is added a list of the 

 species considered to belong to the family. Eighteen species are recorded ; those belonging to the genera 

 Sericulus, Ptilonorhynchus, Chlamydodera, JElurcedus, and Manucodia are not included. The Paradise-Oriole is 

 placed with a query in the genus Sericulus, and an opinion expressed that it would be more properly placed 

 in a genus by itself, which has been done in this Monograph. 



1870. — Gray, 'Hand-list of Birds.' 



This, the latest of Mr. Gray's publications, gives all the species included in this Monograph. The classi- 

 fication is nearly the same as in his previous writings, and the Paradiseidae are placed in three families 



Paradiseidas, Sturnidse, and Oriolidse. The Regent and Bower-birds are removed from the Sturnida? (where they 

 were placed in the ' Genera of Birds ') and made a subfamily (Ptilonorhynchinte) of the Oriolidas. 



1871. — Elliot, ' Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.' 



A review of the genus Ptiloris is given, with a rectification of synonymy, and P. Alberti described for the 

 first time as distinct from P. magnifica. Species 29. 



