Vol. xli.] 20. 



so vinous on the upper and under parts, especially on the 

 abdomen. 



Type in the Tring Museum, S , Mount Ida, Crete, 4500 ft., 

 15. vi. 20. 



Ohs. I only found this Jay in the ilex forests on the 

 hills of Crete. 



^ (Enanthe cenanthe virago, suhsp. nov. 



I obtained seven males, two females, and a young bird in 

 June at over 4500 feet on Mount Ida in Crete. 



Adult male with a noticeably more silvery back than in any 

 other race of CE. on. cenanthe, and with a considerable but 

 varying amount of white on the forehead, in this latter 

 characteristic resembling more birds from Central Asia 

 (argentea). In some individuals white feathers extend back 

 on to the crown. Wings purer black. Ear-coverts black, 

 without a trace of brown. 



Underparts a purer white than in any other race of 

 (Enanthe cenanthe, and with less ochreous on the breast ;ind 

 lower throat. Culmen very large, varying from 19 to 

 20*5 mm. Wing small, varying from 89 to 95 mm. 



Adult female has the upper parts grey tinged with brown, 

 whereas in all other females of (Enanthe cenanthe the back is 

 brown, sometimes tinged with grey. Ear-coverts dark 

 black-brown and not ochreous. Underparts with much less 

 ochreous than in other races. Culmen. 18 mm., wing 87-89. 

 (A female in the Tring Museum shot in May in Algeria is 

 undoubtedly assuming the plumage of the male if it is 

 correctly sexed, having a brownish-grey back, but even this 

 bird is much darker both above and below than females from 

 Crete.) 



The juvenile plumage is distinctly grey on the upper 

 parts, the feathers having pale brown edgings, whereas the 

 juvenile plumage of other races is brown without a "trace of 



grey- 

 Types in the Tring Museum, S ^"(1 ? , a breeding pair, 



Mount Ida, Crete, 27.vi. 20. 



I name this race after the presumptuous plumage of the 



hen bird. 



