6. CINNYEIS. 



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? Cinnyris falcatus, Vieill. N. Diet. d'Hist. Nat. xxxi. p. 494 (1810) ; 



Bonn, et Vieill. Enc. Math. ii. p. 599 (1823). 

 Ciunyris politiis, Vieill. N. Diet. d'Hist. Nat. xxxi. p. 500 (1819, ex 



Sparrm.) ; Aud. et Vieill. Enc.Meth. ii. p. 586 (1823) ; Less. Man. 



aOrn. ii. p. 29 (1826) ; id. Traite (VOrn. i. p. 29(3 (1831) ; Jerd. 



Madras Journ. xi. p. 225 (1840). 

 Green Gold Creeper, Lath. Gen. Hist. B. iv. p. 237 (1822). 

 ? Cinnyris macassariensis, Aud. et Vieill. Enc. Met/i. ii. p. 592 (ex 



Seha, pi. t)3. tig. 3). 

 Nectarinia loteoia, Jard. Monogr. Sun-hirds, pp. 220, 263, pi. 23 



(1842) ; Blyth, J. A. 8. B. xii. p. 978 (1843) ; Gray, Gen. B. i. 



p. 98 (1847) ; Blyth, Cut. B. Mies. As. iSoc. p. 224 (1849) ; Gould, 



B. As. pt. viii. pi. 3 (1856). 

 Nectarinia omuicolor, Gray, Gen. B. i. p. 99 (1847). 

 AracliuecLtbra lotenia, C'ab. Mus. Hein. i. p. 105 (1850) ; Beichenb. 



Handb. Scansor. p. 294, pi. 579. tigs. 3937-38 (1854) ; Horsf. ^ 



Moore, Cat. B. E.I. Co. Mus. ii. p. 743 (1858) ; Jerd. B. hid. i. 



p. 372 (1862); Wulden, Ibis, 1870, p. 23; Holdsivorth, P. Z. S. 



1872, p. 434 ; Leyye, B. Ceylon, p. 5(53. 

 Arachnothera lotenia, Gray, Hand-l. B. i. p. 112, no. 1382 (1869). 



Adult male. In genera] distribution of colours very similar to 

 that of C. asiatica, but the breast, abdomen, flanks, and under wing- 

 coverts sooty brown instead of black, and without any velvet gloss ; 

 pectoral tul'ts j^uro yellow ; the maroon cross band between the 

 purple-green chest and the brown breast is well developed. The 

 gloss of the metallic parts varies (in position B) much in diiferent 

 specimens, from dark bluish green to strong purple. Eill much larger 

 and more curved. C'ulmen 1-1-1 -3 inch, wing 2- 15-2-3, tail 1-5, 

 tarsus 0-65. 



Female intermediate between that of C. brevirostris and C. asiatica, 

 in having all the underparts uniform pale silky yellow. Culmen 

 1 inch, wing 2-1. 



BiU of Cinnyris lotenia. 

 Hab. Southern India and Ceylon. 



a. (S ad. st. 



b, c, d. S ad. sk. 

 e. d ad. ; /. c? 



imm. sk. 

 g. cf imm. sk. 

 h. (J imm. sk. 

 i, ^. cJ $ ad. sk. 



Ceylon. 

 Ceylon. 

 Ceylon. 



Ceylon. 



Deccan (Sykes). 

 Pondichery. 



Purchased. 

 Gould Collection. 

 Purchased. 



E. L. Layard, Esq. [C.]. 

 India Museum. 



F. D. Godman and O. Sal- 

 vin, Esqrs. [P.]. 



