1 N 'I' R 0 D U C T I O N.
FAMfLY II. PTILONORIlYNClIIDiE.
n. riiinmne liliicli, witli oraiige-lniir |iriinani's, tipped with black; round the eye
11 liirge orange-yellow lapjict
h. M'illi no yellow lappet round the eye.
(!. Nasal aperture entirely concealed hy feathers or an overhanc;infi wattle.
a". With a nietallie-green or golden shield on the hreast or fore-neck.
a». Head ornamented with si.^ ihread-like ]ihinies ending in a racket ; a
large gnlar shield of metallic golden ; no dorsal shield of feathers ;
(lank-i)lnmes greatly developed
}i\ Head without the thread-like plumes; a very distinct dorsal shield
of velvety hlaek |ilnnies
b". With no metallic shield on the tliroat or chest,
c". Nostrils shut in hy a horny lohe like a shield
fP. Nostrils covered in hy feathers.
«'. Feet very strong, when outstretched reaching to the end of the tad.
u". Loral" plumes metallic; tail graduated; plumage velvety hlack,
with a bare wattle along the gajtc and below the eye •
//'. Loral plumes not metallic ; tail square
(t. Crown with a long crest of orange or golden plumes;
reuiaiuder of ujiper surface hrowii
Upper surface glossy golden, with a tuft of elongated plumes
on the forehead
Feet much weaker, not reaching, when outstretched, beyond half
the tail
U. Nasal ajierture not entirely covered with feathers.
f". With an erectile mantle-shield of fiery orange ; wings long, reaching
nearly to the tail
d". With no ornamental shield.
. Bill slender, as high as it is broad at base; plumage of head compressed
and dense
p . Bill stouter, higher than broad at base.
c*. With a lateral sub-terminal notch on the upper mandible.
(f. Nostrils oval, with a posterior membrane, on which the frontal
feathers encroach ; bill longer and thiimer, its depth at the
nostrils much less than the inner toe ; general colour brown,
with an ornamental nuchal patch in the male
Nostrils overhung by scanty plumes, but not concealed ; bdl
very stout, its depth at the nostrils being equal to the length
of the iimer toe without claw
(IK With a distinct festoon ou the upper mandible, formed by two
notches on its cutting-edge
1 - MACGREGORIA.
2 . PAROTIA.
3 . LOI'HOUHINA.
4 . LOBOPAUADISEA.
5 . LORIA.
(). PTILONORIIVNCIIUS.
7 . AMULVOIINIS.
8 . CNEMOIMIILLIS.
9 . PRIONODUBA.
1 0 . XANTÌIORIELUS.
1 1 . SERICULUS.
1 2 . CHLAMYDODERA.
1 3 . ÌELUROÌDUS.
1 4 . SCENOPIEETES.
1. MACGREGORIA.
Maajregoria, De Vis, Ibis, 1897, p. 281
Range. S.E. New Guinea.
Type.
M. pnlchra.
I N T R O D U C T I 0 N.
11. I'AlUniA. I yiie.
i^fli-oii«, Vieill. Nouv. Diet, d'llist. Nat. xxxi. p. KiO (1819) nri}wiinU.
OtosUjhs, Gloger, Handb. Naturg. p. 344 C1842) /'. snjiniuii'.
Bange. Neiv Guinea.
hey to the Speciea.
a. Flank-j)hnnes black.
d . On the forehead a patch of silvery white.
a " . Pectoral shield mostly metallic green, glittering with bronze and golden ; metallic
bar on nape j»urj)lish-blue, with emerald-green in the centre 1. si\ipe/tn/s.
b". Pectoral shield fiery metallic golden ; metallic bar ou nape steely-i)lue . . . 2- iawesi.
b'. No white on the forehead 3. helriK/;.
b. Flank-plumes white.
c'. Cheeks and throat light ochreous or golden 1. enrulm.
d', Cheeks and throat blackish, with a red(lish-brov\'n gloss h. berlrpiicli}.
I I I . LOPHORHINA.
Lophm-Una, Vieill. Nouv. Diet. d'Hist. Nat. xviii. p. 184 (1817)
lidDge. New Guinea.
Kei/ to the Specieit.
a. Larger: neck-shield rounded, \virh pointed lateral feathers ; pectoral shield forked and
jiointed at the ends. Female with the outer asj)eet of the (piilis dark chestnut; tail
rufous-brown ; no white line behind the eye roimd the hind-neck
b. Smaller ; neck-shield forked, the latend feathers rounded ; jiectoral shield moi-c scpiare on
the lower margin. Femrde with the outer asjjcct of the qnills pale rufous ; tail olivebrown
; aline of white, blaek-sj)otted feathers from behind the eye round the hind-neck .
Tyiie.
A. ifiipi'rbn.
1. superba.
À. ìnìnor.
IV. LOBOPAKADISEA.
Lohoparaiisea, Rotlisch. Bull. Brit. Orn. Club,-vi.p. xv (1890) •
Range. New Guinea.
Tjpc.
L. sa-icea.
V, LORIA.
Loria, Salvad. Ann. Mus. Civic. Genov. (2) xiv. p. 151 (1894) •
Range. S.E. New Guinea.
Type.
L. lor'm.
VI. PTILONOKHYNCHUS.
PtUomrhynchus, Kuhl, Beitr. ZooL p. ISO (1820)
Range. Australia.
Type.
violaceus.
VII. AMBLYOHNIS.
Amhlyornis, Elliot, Ibis, 1872, p. 114
XanthocMamys, Sharpc, Bull. Brit. Oni. Club, iv. p. xv (1894) •
llaiii(e. New Guinea.
Type.
A. iiiormta.
A. suhalaru.