176 TIJIET.III).T5. 



2. Irena inelanochlamys. 



Ireiifi mplanochlaniyp, Sharpe, Cat. B. iii. p. 266; id. Trnns. Linn. 

 Sue. new series, i. pp. 334, 3o2; Txveedd. P. Z. S. 1879, p. 71. 



Adult male (type of species). Crown of head and nape glistening 

 purplish cobalt, extending to the middle of the hind neck ; sides of 

 neck, mantle, and scapulars deep yelvety black ; lower back and 

 rump dull purplish cobalt, m\ich brighter on the upper tail-coverts; 

 wings black, the lesser and median series purplish cobalt, the greater 

 series black, tipped with the same cobalt, the innermost, as well as 

 the inner, secondaries externally of the same colour ; tail black, 

 shaded with purple on the centre feathers and the outer webs of the 

 others ; lores, feathers above and round the eye, throat, and fore 

 neck deep velvety black, the i-est of the under surface duU purple, 

 the under tail-coverts bright purplish cobalt ; under wing-coverts 

 dull purple ; " bill black ; legs black ; iris carmine " (Steere) ; iris 

 pure Indian red (Everett). Total length 10 inches, culmen 1-05, 

 wing 4-8, tail 4-1, tarsus 0-7. (Colh J. B. Steere.) 



The Black-mantled Fairy Bluebird is apparently confined to the 

 island of Basilan, in the Philippine Archipelago. 



a. $ ad. sk. Basilan, May 1878. A. Everett, Esq. [C.]. 



3. Irena turcosa. 



Irena puella, Hoi-sf. in Linn. Trans, xiii. p. 153 ; id. Zool. Iteseareh. 

 in Java, Birds, pis. 13, 14; Stejjh. Gen. Zool. xiii. pt. 2, p. 142, 

 pi. 48 ; Gray, Gen. B. i. p. 288; Cah. Mas. Hein. Th. i. p. 110. 



Edolius puellus, Temm. PL Col. pis. 70, 470, 22o. 



Irena turcosa, Walden, Ann. K. H. (4) v. p. 417 ; Sharpe, Ibis, 1876, 

 p. 44 ; id. Cat. B iii. p. 267 ; Niehoh. Ibis, 1881, p. 147. 



Aehdt male. General arrangement of colour as in I. puella ; but 

 the blue is of a turquoise shade, inclining to silvery cobalt on the 

 head ; under tail-coverts reaching a little beyond the tip of the 

 tail; " iris dark red " {H. 0. Forhes). Total length 8-5 inches, culmen 

 l-I, wing 4-95, tail 3-6, tarsus 0-8. 



The Turquoise Fairy Bluebird is only known from the island of 

 Java. 



a. Ad. st. [Java (ILors/ield).'] India Museum. 



6. Juv. sk. Java {Horsjield). India Museum, 



c. S ad. sk. Java {Horsjield). India Museum. 



4. Irena crinigera. 



Coracias puella, Paffl. Tr. Linn. Soc. xiii. p 302 (ncc Lath.). 



Irena puella {ne.c Lath.), Motley Sr Bilhv. K. Hist. Lahuan, p. 23; 



Scl. P. Z. S. 18G3, p. 217. 

 Irena cyanea, Sahad. Ucc. Born. p. 151 (nee Beyble). 

 Irena turcosa, Sharpe, Ibis, 1876, p. 44 {nee WahL). 

 Irena criniger, Sharpe, Cat. B. iii. p. 267 ; id. P. Z. S. 1879, p. 338 ; 



id. Ibis. 1879, p. 257 ; Gould, B. Asia, part xxxii. 



Adult male. Blue and black, as in I. puella, the distribution of 



