1. Astrapia rothschildi Foerster spec. nov. 
S ad. Similar to A. nigra, but the metallic border to 
the breast-shield is more fiery red, and only reaches 
to the upper edge of the shield, and not as in nigra to 
below the eye. Postocular black fan-like tufts absent. 
The metallic edges to the fianks coppery green, not 
bright green. The whole nape and the lower hind-neck 
duller green, each feather being edged with purplish 
bronze, not being green at the end as in nigra. Breast- 
shield, head, and throat glossed with blue-green instead 
of purple. ^ . 
? ad. Similar to nigra, but more black and the breast 
more extendedly barred with pale vermiculations. 
A . Tail, 495 mm. ; wing, 200. mm. ; culmen, 30 mm. 
Ilab. Mountains of German New Guinea (Wahnes coll.). 
— F. Foerster. 
2. Parotia wahnesi Rothsch. spec nov. 
S Differs from P. helenae at first sight by having 
the whole of the frontal crest composed of curled feathers 
broadly tipped with bronzy gold, not being straight and 
entirely bronze-black as in P. helenae, in which species 
only the short feathers at the base of the culmen are 
tipped with golden bronze. In moult. 
