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Famity I. PARADISEID.

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Genus I. PTILORHIS.

1. PrinorHIS PARADISEA.

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Ptilorhis paradisea, Sharpe, Monogr. Parad. part i. (1893).—Id. Bull. Brit. Orn. Club, iv. p. xii (1894),—

Campbell, Vict. Nat. xiii. p. 145 (1897).—Le Souéf, Ibis, 1897, p. 396.—Meyer, Abhandl. k. zool.

Mus. Dresden, vil. no. 2, p. 40 (1898).—Rothschild, Thierreich, Lief. 2, Parad. p. 24 (1898).
The nest and eggs of this species have recently been discovered by Mr. A. J. Campbell, on the
Clarence River, and the following description has been published by him in the ‘ Victorian Naturalist ’ (xiii.

p. 145), where he has also figured the nest and egg. He writes as follows :—

   
  
 
    
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Se i “The discovery of the nest and egg of the Rifle-bird, Ptilorhis paradisea, Latham. is of considerable
Tas importance. It is 71 years ago since the bird itself was described, and yet only this season have the nest
= and egg been brought to light. The nest was taken in the Richmond River scrub, on the 19th November )
| last, by Messrs. W. T. Bailey and Isaac Foster. It was built in a buoyong, Zurrieta (sp.), at a height of
ad) about 40 feet from the ground, the nest being placed in an entanglement of vines, which covered the top of ‘
SN the tree. A peculiar feature of the nest was its adornment with shed snake-skins, the largest pieces being
a on the top edge, while a few small bits were in the nest.
« Nest.—Somewhat bulky ; outwardly constructed chiefly of green stems and fronds of a climbing fern, |
with a few other broad leaves at the base, ornamented round the rim with portions of shed snake-skins, "
probably from the Carpet Snake, Morelia variegata, lined inside with wire-like rootlets and a few scales of
snake’s skin at the bottom. Dimensions—over all 8—9 in., by 4 in. in depth ; ege-cavity 4 in, across, i

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‘* Fog.—In shape, inclined to oval, but more swollen about the upper quarter ; shell, fine in texture, surface
somewhat uneven, but slightly lustrous ; colour, rich fleshy tint, moderately but boldly marked or streaked longi-
tudinally with reddish brown and purplish brown, the markings being more numerous on the apex and upper
quarter. Some of the markings have the appearance of having been painted on with a brush. The egg

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resembles in general character the smaller egg of Victoria’s Rifle-bird, but is richer in the ground-colour,
with the markings not so elongated. Dimensions—1-29 x 0:98 in.”

alle 2. Pritoruis vicrort.

Ptilorhis victoria, Sharpe, Monogr. Parad. part iii, (1894).—Id. Bull. Brit. Orn. Club, iv. p. xii (1894).—
Meyer, Abhandl. k. zool. Mus. Dresden, vii. no, 2, p. 40 (1898).—Rothschild, Thierreich, Lief. 2,
Parad. p. 24 (1898).

Genus II. CRASPEDOPHORA.

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Add — I, Craspepopnora MAGNIFICA.

Craspedophora magnifica, Sharpe, Monogr. Parad, part 1. (1891).—Id. Bull. Brit. Orn. Club, iv p-. xl (1894).—
Meyer, Abhandl. k. zool. Mus. Dresden, vii. no. 2

__. Mex K. zool. Mu 2, p. 40 (1898).
Ptilorhis magnifica, Rothschild, Thierreich, Lief. 2, Parad. p. 24 (1898),

Dr. Meyer remarks (/.¢.) that he found this

species common at Rubi, in Geelvink Bay. “Skin at the
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