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Show 98 COUNT T. SALVADORI ON T H E [Jan. 15, 29. MINO DUMONTI, Less. [No. 250. Wanumbai, male : eyes yellow. No. 233. Wanumbai, female: eyes yellow; legs and bill yellow ; stomach contained seeds. -J. Mi] 30. PARADISEA APODA, Linn. [Nos. 248, 249. Males: eyes yellow. No. 247. Female: eyes brown. No. 202. Young male : eyes pale yellow; legs light fawn-colour ; the stomach was empty. This bird was shot by Mr. Abbot; he saw two others at the same time, but noticed none of them with plumes. The Professor and Captain Nares saw a large flock ; and, again, none of them were noticed with plumes. No other specimens were seen by the party. No. 246. Female : eyes brown.-J. Mi] Four specimens from Wanumbai, and one from Wokan. 1st. An adult "male" (No. 249), but not in full dress, wanting the long yellow feathers on the sides. 2nd. A " male " (No. 248) not fully adult, having the two middle tail-feathers with very large webs, like the lateral ones, and longer than these, one about two inches, the other only one inch ; they are of a lanceolate shape. 3rd. An adult " female " (No. 247) with yellowish nape. 4th. A young "male" from Wokan (No. 202). 5th. A young "female" (No. 246). The two last are exactly alike in colour ; but the male is larger than the female. Both have no yellow on the nape. 31. CICINNURUS REGIUS (Linn.). Cicinnurus regius, Salvad. Ann. Mus. Civ. Gen. ix. p. 192. sp. (1876); Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. iii. p. 171 (1877). [No. 201. Male: eyes dull red; legs a delicate sky-blue; the stomach contained a few remains of insects. This bird was shot by Mr. Abbot; two others were in company with it at the time. These were the only specimens seen, either by Mr. Abbot or any other of the party. They were not apparently very shy. A gun is said to have been fired, close by, just before they were observed. No. 241. Male, shot at Wokan ; eyes dull red ; legs delicate sky-blue or cobalt blue. Nos. 242, 243. Males, shot at Wanumbai. Nos. 250, 251. Males: eyes yellow. No. 252. Male (young) : eyes yellow.-J. Mi] Seven specimens-one fully adult " male" (No. 201) from Wokan, and five adult "males" (Nos. 241, 242, 243, 250, 251), and a young " male " (No. 252) from Wanumbai. 32. MANUCODIA ATRA (Less.). Manucodia atra, Salvad. Ann. Mus. Civ. Gen. ix. p. 189. sp. 4 (1876); Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. iii. p. 183 (1877). [Nos. 209, 210. Male, female: eyes orange; legs black; the stomach contained fruit and seeds.-J. Mi] The male is larger than the female. |