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and those of Mr. Bruijn, a good number ; but three species in 
his collection are wanting in mine. I did my best to obtain 
many specimens of Podargus; but, though not rare, they 
are difficult birds to find, as they have the habit of sitting 
lengthways on the large branches of trees, and in that posi- 
tion are hard to see, as also on account of their colour, which 
much resembles the lichen-covered bark of the trees. I 
firmly believe that Coracias papuensis is not a Papuan bird ; 
but I do not think I can say the same of Eurystomus gularis, 
which, if I mistake not*, is a bird common enough in New 
Guinea (some specimens are larger and deeper in colour). 
Peitops blainvillit is fairly abundant in the mountains from 
2000 to 8000 feet ; but it is also found in plains near the sea, 
as at Ramoi. I believe that I have found all the Alcedinidee 
which are known in New Guinea: among these are several 
specimens of Melidora macrorhina, and some of Halcyon 
nigrocyanea and of Alcyone pusilla: all these are species 
which are not very numerous. Of Tanysiptera nympha I 
could only get one specimen. It is not very rare among the 
mangroves near Ramoi, and in the low places surrounding it. 
On several occasions it was met with by my hunters without 
their being able to kill it. It is wanting near Dorey, but 
reappears at Rubi, in the south of the Bay of Geelvink, a 
locality which seems very interesting, and which I was sorry 
not to have visited, because several species which are only 
known from Salwatti and Sorong are found there, among 
others Seleucides alba. Tanysiptera riedelt 1s common at 
Kordo; at Mafor I obtained many splendid specimens of 
Tanysiptera caroline. I think I have found all the new 
species of Meliphagide recently described from Mount Arfak, 
except Myzomela cruentata, one specimen of which is in 
Bruijn’s collection. Of Orthonyx nove-guinee I got male 
and female; the sexual difference is remarkable. 'The three 
species of Hupetes are represented by good specimens. I have 
two of Melanopitta lugubris, and several of Pitta rosenbergi, 
* Certainly Beccari is mistaken. He doubtless intends to speak of 
Eurystomus pacvficus, and perhaps of another blue species, of which I 
have seen several specimens.—T. S. 










