ASTRAPIA NIGRA (Gm).

Gorgeted Bird of Paradise.

Gorget Paradise Bird, Lath. Ind. Orn, i. p. 478, pl. 20 (1782),

Paradisea nigra, Gm. Syst. Nat. i. p. 401 (1788).—Schl. J. f. O. 1861, p. 386.—Id. Dierent. p.
fig.).

Paradisea gularis, Lath. Ind. Orn. i. p. 196 (1790).—Shaw, Gen. Zool. vii. p. 501, pls. 69, 70 (1809)

Le Hausse-col doré, Audeb. et Vieill. Ois. Dor. ii. p. 22, pls. 8, 9 (1802).

LV Oiseau de Paradis a gorge d'or, Sonnini, ed. Buffon, ix. p- 23 (1806).

La Pie de Paradis, ou 0 Incomparable, Levaill. Hist. Nat. Ois. Parad. i. pls. 20, 22 (1806).

Astrapia gularis, coo Ne ce d’ Hist. Nat. mm. p. 37 (1816).—Id. Gal. Ois. i. p. 169, pl. 107 (1825).—Less. Man.
d’Orn. i. p. 397 (1828).—Id. Traité d’Orn. p. 388 (1831).—Id. Ois. Parad. Syn. p. 18 (1835),—Id
eS oe Mento oe eo li. p. 98 Ce Nose, Nat. Tijdschr.

4 gO Cee) 131.—Id. Reist. naar Geelvinkb. pp. 102, 111
(1875).—Beccari, Ann. Mus. Gen. vii. p. 711 (1875).—Salvad. t. c. p. 899.—Scl. Ibis, 1876, p. 249.—
Rosenb. Malay. Arch. p. 558 (1879).

Merle de la Nouvelle Guinée, Cuv. Régn, An. i. p. 355 (1817).

Lamprotorms gularis, Temm. Man. d’Orn. i. p. lvi (1820).—Ranz. Elem. di Zool. iii. Denne) ee enor Comm
(1822).—Wagl. Syst. Av. Paradisea, sp. 1 (1827). ;

Astrapia nigra, Steph. in Shaw’s Gen. Zool. xiv. pt. 2, p. 75 (1826).—Gray, Gen. B. ii. p. 263 (1 846).—Bp. Consp. Av-
i. p. 414 (1850).—Sel. Journ. Linn. Soe. ii. p. 164 (1858).—Gray, P. Z. S. 1858, p. 194.—Id. Cat, B. New
Guin. pp. 36, 59 (1859).—Id. P.Z.S. 1861, p. 436.—Wall. P. Z. S. 1862, p- 154.—Finsch, Neu-Guin.
p. 173 (1865).—Wall. Malay Arch. ii. p. 157 (1869).—Elliot, Mon. Parad. pl. ix. (1873).—Salvad.
Ann. Mus. Genov. vii. p. 782 (1875), ix. p. 190 (1876).—Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. iii. p- 165
(1877).—Gould, B. New Guinea, i. pl. 17 (1878).—KEudes-Deslongch. Ann. Mus. d’Hist. Nat. Caen,
i. p. 18 (1880).—Salvad. Orn. Papuasia, etc. ii. p. 535 (1881).—Cory, Beautiful and Curious Birds,
part iv. (1832).—Musschenbr. Dagboek, pp. 194, 227 (1883).—Rosenb. Mitth. orn. Ver. Wien, 1888,
p. 40.—Guillem. P. Z. 5. 1885, p. 648.—D’Hamonv. Bull. Soc, Zool. France, xi. p. 509 (1886).—Salvad.
Age. Orn. Papuasia, ii. p. 151 (1890).

Epimachus mger, Schl. Mus. Pays-Bas, Coraces, p. 94 (1867).—Id. Nederl. Tijdschr. Dierk. iv. pp. 17, 49 (1871).

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Lixe most of the genera of the Paradiseide, this extraordinary bird stands apart from the others, and
presents us with characters which are found in no other genus of this wonderful family. The long tail has
suggested to many ornithologists that the species must be allied to the long-tailed Epemachi or Sickle-billed
Birds of Paradise, and in my arrangement of the family I have placed it next to those birds; but the short
and stout bill shows that it must be classed with the true Birds of Paradise, and not with the Epemache. By the
possession of a ruff on the head, it also shows itself a true Paradise-bird, and the other ornamental develop-
ments of the plumage also demonstrate that it is more allied to the latter than to the Sickle-bills.
Although it is only in recent years that perfect specimens of this wonderful bird have reached Europe,
it has been known from skins of native preparation for one hundred years. The first specimen described
appears to have been acquired by Sir Joseph Banks during his voyage with Captain Cook; but the
original specimen has disappeared, and is not in the Banksian collection at the British Museum of the
present day.
The range of the species seems to be limited to the mountains of the North-western portion of New
Guinea, though many of the recent visitors to that portion of the great Papuan island did not obtain

specimens. Neither Wallace nor D’Albertis met with it, but Beccari and Guillemard procured examples.
and several perfect skins of both sexes have been sold

Baron von Rosenberg also got a few specimens,
ate

in Europe during the last twenty years, doubtless procured by the hunters employed Dy oe
Mr. Bruijn of Ternate. It has also been said to inhabit the island of Jobi, but apparently on insufficient
evidence.

aroma’ or ‘Aroma’ by Beccari and Guillemard. The latter gentleman
ally much less abundant than the
ame district as the latter bird, and,

The native name is given as ‘H
observes :—“ The natives say that they do not think that this bird is re
Epimachus, although so few skins are ever obtained. They are found in the s

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