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The Malay archipelago : the land of the orang-utan ... - Wallace Online

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436 THE MALAY ARCHIPELAGO. [chap.2. Paradisea PAPrAXA (or P. miuor). <strong>The</strong> Lesser Bird <strong>of</strong> ParacUse.Xorth-West New Guinea, jMysol, ami Joliie Is<strong>land</strong>s.3. Paradisea rubra (or P. sauguinea). <strong>The</strong> Red Bu'd <strong>of</strong> Paradise.Waigiou and Batanta.4. Paradisea drcora. D'Entrecasteaux Is<strong>land</strong>s. This beautiful specie.?has red plumes ra<strong>the</strong>r more abundant than in P. rubra, having at <strong>the</strong> basea number <strong>of</strong> shorter plumes <strong>of</strong> a deeper red. <strong>The</strong> breast is <strong>of</strong> a s<strong>of</strong>t lilactint, <strong>the</strong> head and throat nearly as in P. papuaua.5. Paradisea Jkiggiana. South-East Xew Guinea. This species issomething like P. apoda, but with red plumes.6. Paradisea Guiliclmi II. German New Guinea. <strong>The</strong> head, neck,and throat are green, <strong>the</strong> back yellow.Adult males not yet kno\Tii.7. Paradisea novoegiiinece. A form <strong>of</strong> P. apoda inhabiting Sou<strong>the</strong>rnNew Guinea.8. Paradisea Fi-nschi. A form <strong>of</strong> P. papuana found in <strong>the</strong> south-east <strong>of</strong>New Guinea.9. CicixxuRrs REGirs. <strong>The</strong> King Bird <strong>of</strong> Paradise. All New Guinea,Mysol, Aru Is<strong>land</strong>s.10. DiPHYLLODES SPECIO.SA (or D. maguifica). <strong>The</strong> Magnificent Bird <strong>of</strong>Paradise. North-West New Guinea and Mysol.11. DiPHYLLODES WiLSOXi (or D. respublica). <strong>The</strong> Red Magnificent.Is<strong>land</strong> <strong>of</strong> "Waigiou.12. Dijjhyllodes chrysoptera. South-East New Guinea. Allied to <strong>the</strong>"Magniiicent," but with richer and more varied colom's.13. Di2}hyllodcs Jobiensis. An allied form from Jobie Is<strong>land</strong>.14. Diphyllodes Hernsteini. Ano<strong>the</strong>r species, ^\-ith red wings andbrown crown, from <strong>the</strong> Horseshoe Mountains in South-East New Guinea.15. Diphyllodes Guiliclmi III. A gorgeous species with <strong>orang</strong>e and redback and a green-tipped fan like <strong>the</strong> King bird, from <strong>the</strong> east <strong>of</strong> Waigiou.16. LoPHORiXA ATRA (or Lophorina superba). <strong>The</strong> Superb Bird <strong>of</strong>Paradise. Arfak Mountains, North-West New Guinea.17. Lophorina miliar. A smaller species from <strong>the</strong> Astrolabe Mountainsin South-East New Guinea ; difiers in <strong>the</strong> form <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> neck-collar, andsomewhat in colour.18. Parotia sespenxis. <strong>The</strong> Golden Paradise Bird. <strong>The</strong> ArfakMountains in North-West New Guinea.19. Parotia Lamcsi. A representative species from <strong>the</strong> Astrolabe^Mountains in South-East New Guinea, differing slightly in colourationand in <strong>the</strong> form <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> breast plumes.20. Semioptera <strong>Wallace</strong>i. <strong>Wallace</strong>'s Standard Wing. <strong>The</strong> Is<strong>land</strong>s<strong>of</strong> Batchian and Gilolo.21. EpiMACHrs MAGxrs (or E. speciosus). <strong>The</strong> Long-tailed ParadiseBird. North-West New Guinea.22. Epimachus Maclcayi. A slightly different form, from <strong>the</strong> AstrolabeMountains, South-East New Guinea.23. Epiinachus Meyeri. Ano<strong>the</strong>r allied species from <strong>the</strong> HorseshoeMountains, S.E. New Guinea. Female only known.24:. Epimaxhus Elliotti. A less brilliant species. Locality unknown.25. Seleucides alba (or S. nigiicans). <strong>The</strong> Twelve-wired ParadiseBird. North-West to South-Ea-st New Guinea.26. Ptiloris (Craspedophora) magnifica. <strong>The</strong> Scale-breasted ParadiseBird. All New Guinea.27. Ptilokis Alberti. Prince Albert's Paradise Bird, North Australia.

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