DIPHYLLODES C iinY SO P T EH A
DIPHYLLODES SPECIOSA, v a r . CHRYSOPTERA.
GOLDEN-WINGED BIRD OF PARADISE.
DIPHYLLODES CHRYSOPTERA, Gould, MS.
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Two specimens o f this variety of D. speciosa are contained in Mr. Gould’s collection, and, being considered by
him a distinct species, were named as above, although I am not aware that any description of them was
published. The only difference perceptible between these specimens and those of the well-known species with
which I have compared them, is that the wings are of a golden colour. In size they 'are equal. I do not
consider that there are sufficient grounds shown for naturalists to regard these birds as belonging to a species
distinct from the D. speciosa; and I have given a representation of them merely to exhibit a form of variation
to which, perhaps, D. speciosa is subject in certain localities. The exact place from which they came is not
known. I am indebted to Mr. Gould for the loan of his specimen to be figured for this work.
The bird may be described as the same as D. speciosa with yellow secondaries.