192 IRENIN.E. 



the inner, and in a few cases of the outer webs also ; coverts 

 and tertiaries black ; both median and greater-coverts broadly 

 tipped with white. In many specimens the tertiaries and the 

 latest secondaries are broadly margined at the tips with white, 

 but in some this is less conspicuous, and in some towards the 

 close of the breeding season it is almost entirely wanting on the 

 tertiaries. The primaries and secondaries hair-brown, more or 

 less of the outer webs towards their bases blackish, and margined 

 on their outer webs very narrowly, in some more, in others less 

 conspicuously with white. 



The abdomen is like the breast, but paler ; in some with a 

 greenish tinge towards the sides, and on its lower half, and in 

 the other case looking (in skins) nearly white owing to the 

 intermixture of the long silky- white feathers of the flank tufts. 

 Wing-lining and axillaries, and more or less of the inner margins 

 of the quills, satiny- white ; a slight primrose tinge at the bend 

 of the wing. 



The females and males in non-breeding plumage have the 

 entire under parts a pale mealy-yellow, slightly shaded with 

 olive-green. The head is similar, but not quite so light ; the nape 

 and entire back similar, but much more strongly overlaid with 

 olive-green. 



The wings and tail are as in the breeding season, except that 

 the wings have tire margins, specially of the tertiaries, very 

 conspicuous, and much tinged with pale-yellow ; that the greater- 

 coverts often have pale-yellow margins besides the white tips ; 

 and that the central tail-feathers are almost entirely greyish- 

 white, tipped purer white, and with the outer webs in many 

 specimens more or less shaded with ashy or occasionally olivace- 

 ous ashy. (Hurne). 



The Western lora is found on the plains at the foot of Mount 

 Aboo, and extends through Northern Guzerat. On A boo itself the 

 common species alone occurs. 



SUB-FAMILY, Ireninse. 



Bill stout, of moderate length, somewhat widened at the bases ; 

 culmen elevated, and slightly arching from the base ; the tip not 

 much hooked, but distinctly toothed ; nostrils partially concealed 

 by short plumes ; rictus with short but distinct bristles ; wings 

 moderate or rather long ; fourth quill longest, third nearly as long ; 

 tail moderate, even ; feet with the tarsus very short ; lateral toes 

 very slightly unequal ; claws short, well curved. 



GENUS, Irena, Horsfield. 

 The characters are similar to those of the sub-family. 



Irena puella, Latham. 



469. Jerdon's Birds of India, Vol. II, p. 105 ; Butler, Deccan : 

 Stray Feathers, Vol. IX, p. 403. 



