some new Paradise-birds. 
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marginibus internis cinereis, secundariorum cyanescenti- 
bus; snbalaribus brunnescentibus, fusco variegatis; axil- 
laribus subtus virescenti-cyaneis, supra brunnescentibus; 
paracercorum plumis longis, rectis, subrigidis, exterius 
brunneis, intus ad basin ultramarinis, apicem versus 
violaceo-lilacinis, brevibus, plus minusve curvatis, ad 
basin cyaneis, medio ultramarinis, apicem versus cyaneis 
paulo virescentibus, barum tectricibus brevioribus niger- 
rimis, longioribus curvatis, pulcbre castaneis; rectri- 
cibus duabus intermediis longissimis, angustis, spatuli- 
formibus, supra violacescentibus, subtus nigris, spatulis 
macula cyanea ornatis; rostro flavido-albo; pedibus 
brunnescentibus (?); iride brunnea: long. tot. circa 
270, al. 160, caud. 80, rectr. intermed. 440, rostr. 
culm. 38, a nar. 29, tars. 37-38, paracerci plumis longis 
270 millim. 
Fem. Capite, collo et summo dorso nitide obscure purpureo- 
nigris, colli plumis lateralibus et posticis longis; palpe- 
bris sicut in mari; summi dorsi plumis longis, velutinis, 
parte media obtecta et subtus virescenti-cyaneis; dorso 
imo et uropygio virescenti-nigris; supracaudalibus et 
cauda cyanescenti-cseruleis; alis sicut in mari; gula 
virescenti-nigra; gutture et pectore summo obscure 
castaneis, obsolete nigro transfasciolatis, plumis subtus 
plus minusve virescenti tinctis ; abdomine summo vires- 
centi-brunneo, medio et imo brunnescentibus, nigro 
transfasciolatis, medio plumarum apicibus cyaneis, omni¬ 
bus subtus cyaneo-virescentibus ; hypochondrii plumis 
longis, obscure brunneis, nigro transfasciolatis, subtus 
virescenti-cyaneis; tibiis nigris; crissoet subcaudalibus 
rufescentibus ; cauda subtus virescenti-cyanea transfas- 
ciolata; rostro flavido-albo; pedibus brunnescentibus (?); 
iride brunnea: long. tot. circa 270, al. 153, caud. 94, 
rostr. culm. 32, rostr. biat. 36, tars. 48 millim. 
Male. Front and sides of tbe head, neck, and shoulders 
satiny black, with dark yellowish-green metallic sheen, 
which disappears behind; eyelashes long, white, silky; 
behind the eye a naked spot; back of head and nape 
dark cherry-brown. Back greenish blue mixed with black. 
Wings above blue, in front brighter, the lesser and middle 
coverts edged with bright blue, as also the tertiaries on the 
inner webs; inner webs of the wings black; breast-shield 
with long feathers, blackish, in certain lights alternately 
