Blue Peacock

Western Perroquet - Count Slavadori gives it habitat as Western new Guinea, near Sorong, Dorei-Hum, and also the islands of Salawati and Batanta.
This species may be briefly described as similar to C. desmaresti, but distinguished by its golden-yellow cheeks and ear coverts, and by the paler blue of the spot under the eye, which has more or less of a greenish shade, by the absence of the blue occipital spot and by having the head more tinged with red.   This plate represents an adult and an immature bird in two positions, drawn from specimens  in the Gould collection.  (Birds of New Guinea & adjacent Papuan Islands Vol.V)

Grey-chested bird of Paradise - The discovery of a new Bird of Paradise must always be a matter of interest to naturalists, and especially when the species proves to be of so fine a character as the present bird.  The home of Paradisea decora is Fergusson Island in the D'Entrecasteaux group, whence comes the beautiful Manucodia comrii, also figured in the 'Birds of New Guinea".  The figures in the Plate represent the adult male and female ... and have been drawn from the typical specimens in the British Museum.

Great Promerops - In spite of the long list of synonyms with which this species has been burdened by naturalists, the actual information respecting its habits is almost wanting; neither can we give a long account of the bird simply for the reason that there is nothing to tell... Suffice it is to say that, owing to our meagre knowledge of the bird in a natural state, the males and females have generally been taken for separate species...  It is at once the largest and the most remarkable, if not the most beautiful, of the thin-billed Birds of Paradise which comprise the Rifle-birds, the Twelve-wired Scleucides, and the lately discovered Sickle-billed Drepanornis..

Yellow-winged King Parrot.  This bird is not a hybrid,  but is evidently the same group as King Parrots and is distinguished by the lengthened brilliant shoulder-patch which formed such a conspicuous feature in that species. These birds have been observed near the Fly River in New Guinea, and more recently in the mountains to the interior of Port Moresby.   It is a shy bird, slow, and not noisy, as most Parrots are; and this may account for the difficulty of finding it in the thick forest.  I think it also prefers the hilly districts which would explain its scarcity in the prevailing flat country on the banks of the Fly.  

Reidell's Parrot - This interesting bird was sent first from Timor Laut by Mr Riedel, recently Dutch resident at Amboina, to Dr Meyer at Dresden, by whom it was named after the discoverer.  Like all the green and red parrots, the usual differences of the sexes is observed, the male being green and the female red.
Adult Male - General colour above bright grass green, inclining to emerald green on the head and the mantle..
Adult Female - General colour above red, the base of the feathers dull brown or greenish.. These are a pair of birds in Timor Laut.

Yellow-headed Parrot - This beautiful parrot is so rare in collections, that there is not much known about this bird.  The colouring of this species is so very distinct, tht the figures will serve to distnguish it from all its allies.  The present species has green under tail-coverts, sky-blue under wing-coverts, and blackish wing-lining.  Its yellow head and cheeks, coupled with the blue band round the neck, are sufficient to distinguish it at a glance.

Duchess of Connaught's Parakeet - This beautiful little parakeet belongs to the subgenus Charmasynopsis of Salvadori, along with C.pulchella, to which it is alled... The present bird named by Vanon Tristram in honour of HRH the Princess of Cnnaught was discovered in the Solomon Islands by Lieut. Richards, RN, and Mr Ramsay had likewise received specimens from the same Archipelago.
The femal exactly resembles the male, but has less tinge of golden on the rump, and is further distinguished by the sides of the lower back being orange-yellow, with crimson tips to a few of the feathers..
The figures in the Plate are taken from the pair of birds mentioned above as lent by Mr Ramsay - they represent the male and female...

Stella Parakeet - this splendid parakeet is the southern representative of C.papuersis, which inhabits north-western New Guinea.  Mre Goldie, when he procured the first mutilated skins from the natives, wrote as follows:- "The feathers from the tail have been frequently obtained along the coast.  The natives said that the bird was only to be obtained at a considerable distance from Morocco inland on the mountains".  The native name is given by him as 'Divu"...
The late represents an adult male and female of this parakeet, the figures being drawn from specimens collected by Mr H.O.Forbes.

Brown Headed Parrot
Poicephalus cryptexanthus 
Rex Shirley©

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