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its position and shoot it. It feeds three times in the day, searches for insects under the bark of trees, but
also eats fruit.” Mr. Rothschild points out that the English translation of Valentyn appeared in 1779, and
not in 1780, which is the date of the French translation quoted by me, following Salvadori. He revives
the name of P. ignota (Forster) for the species; but there are grave doubts as to whether Forster really
meant this name to be specific, or whether he intended that the bird was “ unknown,” as he refers to it as
“‘Qiseau de Paradis noir et pew connu” (i. e. ignota).

Recorded from the Jagei River and the Empress Augusta River, in German New Guinea, by
Dr. Reichenow.

Genus VII. DREPANORNIS.

ees 1. Drepanornis ALBERTISI.
Drepanornis albertisi, Sharpe, Monogr. Parad. part v. (1895).—Meyer, Abhandl. k. zool. Mus. Dresden, Wit MO, Y,
p. 41 (1898).
Drepanornis albertisi (typicus), Rothschild, Thierreich, Lief. 2, Parad. p. 27 (1898).

Naa 2. DrepaNnornis GEISLERI.
Drepanornis geislert, Meyer, Abhandl. k. zool. Mus. Dresden, vii. no. 2, p. 41 (1898).—Sharpe, Monogr. Parad.
part viii. (1898).

Drepanornis albertisi geisleri, Rothschild, Thierreich, Lief. 2, Parad. p. 27 (1898).

Mr. Rothschild confirms the distinctness of this species, though founded on a female bird only.
Compared with typical D. albertisi, it differs in the less distinct chestnut colour of the head and the ill-
defined grey band on the neck, as well as the more olive-brown colour of the back and wings and the
yellower colour of the tail.

nes 3. Drepanornis CERVINICAUDA.
Drepanornis cervinicauda, Salvad. Mem. Accad. Torino, (2) xlii. p. 114 (1894).—De Vis, Report Coll. New
Guinea, p. 6 (1894).—Sharpe, Bull. Brit. Orn. Club, iv. p. xii (1894).—Id. Monogr. Parad. part iv.
(1895).—Salvad. Ann. Mus. Genov. (2) xvi. p. 107 (1896).—Meyer, Abhandl. k. zool. Mus. Dresden,

vil. no. 2, p. 41 (1898).

Drepanornis albertisi cervinicauda, Rothschild, Thierreich, Lief. 2, Parad. p. 27 (1898).

Dr. Loria obtained a considerable series of this species in the Astrolabe Mountains, in the Moroka
district, in July, August, and October, and at Gere Kanumu in February. The colour of the iris is hazel
in the old males, and pale maroon in the females and young males. ‘The bill and feet are horn-coloured
in the adult males, but in the females and young the bill is black, and the feet bluish-grey or leaden-grey.

’

The food consists of insects and fruit.

Genus VIII. DREPANANAX.

eae 1. Drepananax BRUIJNI.
Drepanornis bruni, Sharpe, Monogr. Parad. part iv. (1895).—Rothsch. Thierreich, Lief. 2, Parad. p. 28 (1898).
Drepananax bruijni, Sharpe, Bull. Brit. Orn. Club, ix. pp. xii, xv (1894).—Meyer, Abhandl. k. zool. Mus.
Dresden, vii. no. 2, p. 41 (1898).

I separated this species generically in 1894, on account of the different shape of the lateral pectoral
shields and the absence of the long flank-shields. Dr. Meyer agrees with me that the genus should be
recognized, but Mr. Rothschild does not consider it to be distinct from Drepanornis. The range of the
species is said by the latter ornithologist to be from about 138° to 140° E. long.