2?. Ire-nU. 175 



The descriptions of the species are reproduced from the third 

 volume of this Catalogue, and the spccimcUs added to the collection 

 since 1877 afe incorporated, 



Key to the Species. 



0. Undprneath deep purplish blue. 



fl'. Mantle deep purplish blue cijanogastra, p. 175. 



b'. Mantle velvety black yndanochlamys, p. 176. 



b. Underneath black. 



c'. Under tail-coverts reaching to the tip, or , , . •. -p 



even bevond the tip of the tail < . ." ' P' ' '_ 



^ I cniugerti, p. i/o. 



(V. Under tail-coverts not reaching to the tip 

 of the tail. 

 a". Under tail-coverts falling short of the tip 

 of the tail by more than length of tarsus. 

 a'". Enamelled blue feathers of a deep pur- 

 plish shade puella, p. 177. 



b'". Enamelled blue feathers of a dull ver- 



diter tweeddalii, p. 178. 



b". Under tail-coverts reaching nearly to the 

 tip of Ihe tail, not faUing short of it by 

 as much as the length of the tarsus .... cyanea, p. 179. 



1. Irena cyanogastra. 



Irena cyanogastra, Vigors, P.Z. S. 1831, p. 97; Grai/ S,- Mitch. Gen. 

 B. i. p. 288, pi. 70 ; Bp. Consp. i. p. 349 ; Cass. U.S. Kvpl. JS.vp., 

 Aves, p. 143 ; Gray, Hand-l. B. i p. 288 ; Walden, Tr. Z. S. ix. 

 p. 190; Sharpe, Cat. B. iii. p. 267; id. Tr. Linn. Soc. neic series, 

 Zool. i. p. 352; Oould, B. Asia, part xxxii. 



Adult male. General coloitr above deep purplish blue, slightly 

 varied ou the rump with ashy brown, where the bases of the 

 feathers show through ; the scapulars resembling the back ; least 

 and median wing-coverts deep cobalt-blue, the gTcater series black, 

 shading off into deep cobalt at the tip, very slightly on the outer- 

 most, very broadly on the inner ones ; primary-coverts black ; the 

 quills black, the inner secondaries externally deep cobalt like the 

 wing-coverts, the greater upper tail-coyerts deep cobalt, brighter than 

 the lower back ; tail black, washed with deep purple, more plainly 

 on the centre feathers ; crown of head and nape deep cobalt-blue, a 

 little brighter on the fore part of the crown ; lores, sides of face and 

 of neck, entire throat, and chest black ; rest of under surface deep 

 purplish blue, like the back ; under tail-coverts deep cobalt-blue ; 

 thighs and under wing-coverts brown, washed with purplish blue ; 

 iris red. Total length 10 inches, cuLmeu 1'15, wing o'35, tail 4-4, 

 tarsus O'So. 



Sexes alike (Meyer ; cf. Walden, I. c.). 



The Blue-hellied Fairy Blue-bird appears to be confined to the 

 island of Luzon in the Philij>pine Archipelago. 



a, b. Ad. St. Manila, Luzon, Hugh Cuming, Esq. [C.]. 



c, d. Ad. sk. Manila. Gould Collection (spec. 



fig. B. Asia, /. c). 



