28 NECTAElNIin^. 



^thopyga gouldino, Cah. Mus. Jlein. i. p. 103 (1850) ; Reichb. 



Handh. Sca»Aori(e, p. 300, no. 701, pi. 583. fifrs. 3965-G6 (1854) ; 



Ilorsf. .y 3I„ore, Cat. B. E.I. Co. Mus. ii.p. 7:53, no. 10(58 (1856) ; 



Jerd'. n. Ltd. i. p. 304 (18(5:.') ; Beavan, Ihis, 180!), p. 419 ; Waldcn, 



Ibis, 1870, p. 35; Jerd. Ibis, 1872, p. IG ; Blyfh, B. Burmah, p. 141 



(1875) ; Shelkij, Monoi/r. Nect. p. 41, pi. 14; Oates, B. Brit. Burm. 



i. p. 315 (1883). 

 Prouierops gouldiaj, Gray, Iland-l. B. i. p. 110, no. 134G (1869). 

 ? Cinnvris .subflavus, Vieill. N. Diet. d'Hist. Nat. xxxi. p. 494 (1819) ; 



Ze.ss. Ma7i. d'Orn. ii. p. 35 (1828). 

 ? Nectavinia subflava, Drapiez, Diet. Class, xv. p. 509 (1829). 

 Cinnvris gouldiiB, JVarl<m, J. A. S. B. i. p. 320 (1832). 

 Nectariuia gouldice, Sc/d. Handl. Dierk. p. 256 (1857). 



Adult male. In general appearance very similar to yE*. nipalensis; 

 but the rod colour is a shining blood-red, and occupies the whole 

 mantle, centre ot back, scapulars, least wing-coverts, hind neck, and 

 sides of neck and the nape, also the sides of the head, including the 

 superciliary region ; in position B and C the following parts are 

 metallic purple-blue, not greenish as in ^. nijxdensis, viz. the crown, 

 part of the ear-coverts, a few feathers forming a small patch on the 

 sides of the lower neck, the npper throat, upper tail-coverts, and cen- 

 tral tail-feathers ; rest of tail blackish, with large white tips ; wings 

 and greater coverts dark brown, externally washed with olive ; lower 

 back and rump and underparts, except the throat, bright yellow ; 

 breast slightly mottled with red ; under wing-coverts and inner 

 edge of quiUs white ; bill and feet brownish black ; iris reddish 

 brown. Culmen O'Go inch, wing 2*2, tail 3'1, tarsus 0"53, 



Adidt female. Coloured like the female of yE.nipalensis, but with 

 the yellow rump of ^. satarata. 



Hub. Himalayas, through Assam to Arrakan. 



a. (S ad. St. Himalayas. Purchased. 



b, c. (^ ad. sk. N.W. Himalayas. Capt. Stackhouse Pinwill 



[P.]. 

 d. c? ad. sk. Simla. Gould Collection. 



e,f. S ad. sk. Khatee, May and June 1875. H. Seebobm, Esq. [P.]. 

 ff. (S ad. sk. Kumaon (Capt. Strachey). India Museum. 



h. 6 ad. sk. Nepal. ' B. H. Hodgson, Esq. [P.]. 



i. S ad. sk. Sikhim. II. Seebobm, Esq. [P.]. 



14. .ffilthopyga dabryi. 



Nectarinia dabryii, ./. Verr. Rev. et Mag. Zool. 1867, p. 173, pi. 15. 

 Promerops dabiyii. Gray, Iland-l. B. i. p. 110, no. 1350 (1869). 

 ^Ethopyga debrii, Walden, Ibis, 1870, p. 35. 

 ^thopyga debrii, Sclat. Ibis, 1870, p. 296; Walden, Ibis, 1875, 



p. 463. 

 ^Ethopyga abrii, Sivinh. P. Z. S. 1871, p. 349. 

 ^Ethopyga dabryi, David •^ Oust. Ois. Chine, p. 80, pi. 11 (1877) ; 



Anders. Zool. Exped. Yunnan, Aves, p. 663 ; Hume ^- Davis. Str. 



F. 1878, p. 180 ; SheUei/, Mamx/r. Nect. p. 39, pi. 13 ; Hume, Str. 



F. 1879, p. 89 ; Oates, B. Brit. Burm. i. p. 314. 



Adult male. Lower part of fore neck and chest brilliant scarlet ; 



