* * * * * Pl. 121 [Illustration] CINNYRIS Javanica, _Javanese Creeper._ * * * * * GENERIC CHARACTER.--See Pl. 95. * * * * * SPECIFIC CHARACTER. _C. supra nitide purpureo-aerata, subtus olivaceo-crocea; scapulis, uropygio, strigaque laterali a rostro ad pectus descendente nitide violaceis; jugulo castaneo; cauda nigra._ Above glossy metallic purple; beneath olive yellow; scapulars, rump, and lateral stripe from the bill to the breast, shining violet; throat chesnut; tail black. Nectarinia Javanica. _Horsfield in Linn. Tran._ _vol._ 13. i. _p._ 167. * * * * * Under the full conviction that nature has defined, in the most complete manner, the geographic limits of the various tribes of birds subsisting on vegetable juices, I am particularly anxious to rectify any mistakes that may shake this hypothesis, in which I find myself supported, in the fullest manner, by the opinion of Professor Temminck, in the last edition of his _Manuel_. Dr. Horsfield, in his account of the birds of Java, describes two species under the names of _Nectarinia Javanica_ and _Pectoralis_. It happens, however, that specimens of both these birds are in my own cabinet, and have enabled me to ascertain that they are both decided species of _Cinnyris_, perfectly agreeing with the characters laid down by Cuvier, Temminck, and myself, for this group. It is difficult to say how this oversight has occurred, because Dr. H., just before, introduces the genus _Cinnyris_, and describes under it two new species. In short, no doubt remains in my own mind, that _Cinnyris_ is a genus as strictly confined to the tropical latitudes of the _old_, as _Nectarinia_ is to the _new_ world. The figure is the size of life; the outline of the bill will illustrate the generic characters, of which one of the most important is the nostrils. Nothing can exceed the richness and variety of tints with which this splendid little creature is ornamented; particularly on the head, which is glossed alternately with lilac, sea-green, and violet, and appears as if covered with some metallic substance; the blue on the wings, back, and edges of the tail is very deep, shining, and glossed with purple; all the wing-feathers are edged with olive, and some of the lesser quills with chesnut. * * * * * Pl. 122 [Illustration] ACHATINA virginea, _var._ _Common Striped Achatina,_ _var. 2 and 3_. * * * * * GENERIC CHARACTER.--See Pl. 30. * * * * * SPECIFIC CHARACTER. _A. testa elongata, fasciis numerosis nigris, viridibus et flavis ornata; anfractus basalis latitudine altitudinem superante; apertura rotundata; labio exteriore integro; basi profunde emarginata._ _Var._ 2. _testa fasciis fuscis ornata; labio interiore albo._