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APPENDIX. 
Genus IX. EPIMAOHUS. 
The Hon. Walter Rothschild (Nov. Zool. v. p. 84) revives the generic name Falcinellus of Vieillot, 
‘Analyse,’ p. 47 (1816), and points out that Rechstein, to whom the generic name of Falcinellus is 
generally attributed, never applied it to the Glossy Ibis, which be called “ Tantalus falcinellus 
1. Epimachus speciosus. 
Epimachus speciosus, Sharpe, Monogr. Parad. part iii. (1894). — Id. Bull. Brit. Orn. Club, iv. p. xii (1894). — 
Meyer, Abhandl. k. zool. Mus. Dresden, vii. no. 2, p. 42 (1898). 
Falcinellus striatus, Rothschild, Novit. Zool. v. p. 85 (1898). — Id. Thierreich, Lief. 2, Parad. p. 30 (1898). 
Air. Rothschild adopts the name striatus of Boddaert, because it comes first on the page of the 
latter’s work, before that of speciosa. At one time I was influenced by the same considerations, but I now 
think that to revive the unknown name of striatus instead of the well-known name of speciosus is an 
observance of the rule of “ strict priority ” which is better honoured in its breach. Dr. Meyer (/. cl) says 
that the note of this bird is “ tub, tub, tub, tub, tub, tub. The food consists of fruit and insects. The feet 
are greyish-blue, and the iris is yellowish-red ” (extract from bis diary of 1873). 
2. Epimachus meyeri. 
Epimachus meyeri, Sharpe, Monogr. Parad. part i. (1891). — Id. Bull. Brit. Orn. Club, iv. p. xii (1894). — Meyer, 
Abhandl. k. zool. Mus. Dresden, vii. no. 2, p. 42 (1898). 
Falcinellus meyeri, Rothschild, Thierreich, Lief. 2, Parad. p. 31 (1898). 
3. Epimachus astrapioides. 
Falcinellus astrapioides, Rothschild, Thierreich, Lief. 2, Parad. p. 30 (1898). 
The habitat of this species is believed to be some part of North-western New Guinea. 
. 4. Epimachus ellioti. 
Add : — 
Epimachus ellioti, Sharpe, Monogr. Parad. part vi. (1896). — Meyer, Abhandl. k. zool. Mus. Dresden, vii. 
no. 2, p. 42 (1898). 
Falcinellus ellioti, Rothschild, Thierreich, Lief. 2, Parad. p. 29 (1898). 
The habitat of this species is still unknown, but Dr. Meyer and the Hon. Walter Rothschild both think 
that it will be found to be some part of North-western New Guinea. 
Sub-family II. P A R A D I S E I N 7E. 
„ Genus X. ASTRAPIA. 
id : — 
Astrapia nigra, Sharpe, Monogr. Parad. part ii. (1893). — Id. Bull. Brit. Orn. Club, iv. p. xii (1894). — Meyer, 
Abhandl. k. zool. Mus. Dresden, vii. no. 2, p. 42 (1898). — Rothsch. Thierreich, Lief. 2, Parad. p. 32 
(1898). 
Genus XL ASTRARCHIA. 
, , 1, Astrarchia stephani/e. 
Id : — 
Astrarchia Stephanies (Finsch & Meyer), Sharpe, Monogr. Parad. part iii. (1894). — Id. Bull. Brit, Orn. Club, 
iv. p. xii (1894). — Meyer, Abhandl. k. zool. Mus. Dresden, vii. no. 2, p. 42 (1898). 
Astrapia Stephanies , Rothschild, Thierreich, Lief. 2, Parad. p. 33 (1898). 
