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9, PHONYGAMA JAMESI.
ANGlél == Bull. Brit. Orn. Club, iv. p. xi (1894).—Id. Monogr. Parad. part iii,

ama purpurcoviolacea, Sharpe

Phonygana purpurcoviolace a, ; ee . ar

a (1894).—Salvad. Ann. Mus. Genov. (2) xvi. p. 104 (1896).—Meyer, Abhandl. k. zool. Mus. Dresden,
vii. no. 2, p. 51 (1898). : :

Monogr. Parad. part vu. (1897).

Phonygama jamesi, Sharpe, 3 ne
ee Thierreich, Lief. 2, Parad. p. 47 (1898).

Phonygammus jamest, Rothschild,
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ns of Manucodes from South-eastern New Guinea which has lately passed

The large series of specime ' . : )
i f has convinced us that P. yamesc and P. purpureoviolacea

through the hands of Mr. Rothschild and mysel )
the same species, and that the latter is the full-plumaged bird. P. keraudreni, on the other hand, seems
are t e S ’ S ete an
never to pass from the steel-green stage to a completely purple one. Difficult as this is to believe, I think
ass s o J
that anyone examining the material in the Tring Museum will be forced to admit the truth of the above
at ca Xe 5 2 > Os
Petenicnt Hence P. jamesi must be re-instated as a species, as the name has considerable priority over
yvC ° e e J
P. purpureoviolacea of Meyer.
Dr. Loria procured many specimens in the Moroka district of the Astrolabe Range, in July, August, and
October. The iris varied in the males from orange-yellow to coral-red, while the female had a dull yellow
ivi i 1 7 re . 2c ‘ we oe 0
iris. A young male had the iris lake-red, and in other young birds it was chestnut. Count Salvadori
says that female birds are a little smaller than the males, and are less brilliant in colour, having also the

tufts on the sides of the head shorter.
ne 3. PHONYGAMA HUNSTEINI.

Phonygama hunsteimi, Meyer, Abhandl. k. zool. Mus. Dresden, vii. no. 2, p. 51 (1898).—Sharpe, Monogr, Parad.

part vill. (1898).

Phonygammus hunsteini, Rothschild, Thierreich, Lief. 2, p. 47 (1898).

This species is also found on Normanby Island, in the D’Entrecasteaux group (Rothschild, 2 ¢.), and
Dr. Meyer adds Goodenough Island also.

Mae 4, PHONYGAMA GOULDI.
Phonygama gould, Forbes, P. Z.S. 1882, p. 349.—Sharpe, Bull. Brit. Orn. Club, iv. p. xiii (1894).—Id. Monogr.
Parad. part vii. (1897).—Meyer, Abhandl. k. zool. Mus. Dresden, vii. no. 2, p. 51 (1898).

Phonygammus gouldi, Rothschild, Thierreich, Lief. 2. Parad. p. 47 (1898).

The late Mr. W. A. Forbes published a note on this species from Mr. Thorpe, who observed the bird
in Cape York Peninsula, where it was found with Prilorhis alberti. He says that ‘they frequent the
deep palm-forests, and are usually seen high up in the trees; they utter a very deep and lond guttural note,
Fave prolonged, and unlike that of any other bird with which I am familiar. Their movements are
particularly active and graceful ; on approaching them they evince more curiosity than timidity, looking
down at the geen noise, and apparently more anxious to obtain a full view of the intruder than for their
own safety. They are almost invariably in pairs, and both birds can generally be secured. The note is
more powerful and sonorous than anvone 7. }

: | would suppose so small a bird could be capable of producing.
t was a long time before I could believe

that so powerful a sound emanated from this bird.”

Gonus XXV. MANUCODIA.
eee I. Manucopra cHatyprara.

Unacenitin Gini
Mamicodia chalybeata, Sharpe, Monogr, Parad. part ii, (1893).—Id. Bull, Brit. Orn, Club. iv. p. xiii (1894) —

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