BKEEAEOEHIS ALBKRJISI, Sclater.
D R E P A N O R N I S A L B E R T I S I , Sdater.
D’Albertis’s Bird of Paradise.
■ „ ,• ■ s i p 7 s 1873 p 558 pi. 47.—D'Albertis, i. c. p. 558.—Elliot, Monogr.Drepanomis albertm, Sclater, 1 . L. o. i s / a , p- Paradiseidse,
Epimachus^wilhefoima, Meyer, J. f. 0 . 1873, p. 404,-Id.. Ibis, 1874, p. 303.
, 1.1 f ™ Paradise bird was one o f the most interesting discoveries made by Signor
1 M M — island of New G i , | j — j
I ^ H I m m -1 B °f Mr-van U at Ternate, as long ago as April 1871 M Ibis, 1874, p. 187). ■ ■ ii is— I man“ o L e s dfd’not know i t ; but others ^ ‘ ^
M M ■ S ea rich metallic violet M and when the plumage is entirely expanded the bird appears
as if it had formed two semicircles round itself, and ,s very handsome
- T h e t a i l - and wiug-feathers are yellowish , they ar e r f . darkeridiade. The 1 |
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inner, edged with very g ^ ^ throat mctalUc deep purp,e> biack
webs. Upper tail-coverts and Ud blight itdd sh ^ rich purple reflections, and edged on the
certain lights. Breast covered with long feathers, grey, w ith,nc 1 1 ^ ^ of fte
lower part with dull green, crossing the o y in a liauow a . intense metallic fiery red,
wing, spring two tufts o f feathers that , ^ outer feathers, which are
tipped with purple. These when no e (he terminatio„ o f the breast-shields, on either
uniform purple like the breast. Fro > j ,,nder tail-coverts, o f the same colour ■ H I ■ ■ S B H H m » M iM H TK, H ■ —
■ B r B b B b B B B H H I I - 1 B H I " slender, and mnch curved, black. Feet and tars, dull — ; and secoodaries blackish
•• T W e . -H e a d chestnut brown. Back a n d C h i n and throat blackish
brown on inner web, outer web brown. pper ai c brown irregularly barred with dark
brown, each feather with a central streak o light brown. E k H escept 1 the
brown. Flanks and lower parts of body l a v i s h b r o w , , . . . brown.' u . l r t *
arsi lead-colour.” . • . - f K I,;..,! T n m l n d f th t f td