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dente maculaque auriculari splendide violaceis ; capite supra, 



caudcF tedricibus, rectricibus mediis, lateraliuviąue, extemo 



excepto, pogoniis externis metallice viridibtis ; alis, rectricibus 



lateralibus, dorsi inferioris lateribus, fascidgue subpectorali 



Juscis ; abdomine griseo ; dorso imo sulphureo. 



/nVesintensebrunneae. Longitudo cor/jomS^ unc, caudce2^\. 



LarvcB of flies, a spider, ants, and minute insects found in the 



stomach. Inhabits only the lofty trees of the dense woods 



of the Ghauts. — "I will here beg leave to speak in the first 



person. I have dedicated this magnificent bird to a gentleman 



whose enlarged vievvs of naturai affinities in zoology have con- 



tributed essentially to enhance the value of the science, and to 



facilitate the labours of every zoologist. The dedication is 



also influenced by a desire to testify my sense of the many 



kind attentions of Mr. Vigors." — W. H. S. 



135. CiNNYRis MINIMA, Citin . cūpite nucMąuc olivaceo-viridibus f 



pectoris notis, dorso, scapularibus, uropygioque intense sangui- 



neis, hoc violaceo splendenti / subtus pallide Jlavd ; alis cau- 



ddąuefusco-brunneis. 



Foem. olivascentibrunnea, uropygio riifo. 



Irides rufo-brunneae. Longitudo corporis S-^ unc, caudce If. 

 Met with only in the dense woods of the Ghauts. White ants and 

 larvce of flies vvere found in the stomach. One bird was seen 

 sucking honey. Feraale of a uniform brown, with a patch of 

 brick red on the rump and upper tail-coverts, and the yellow 

 below fainter than in the malė. Colonel Sykes believes this to 

 be the smallest of the Sun-birds. 



136. Cinnyris Mahrattensis. Certhia Mahrattensis, Shavir. Cinnyris 



orientalis, Frankl. 

 Dnliatham does not mention the crimson joined to the yellovv spot 

 under the wing. These birds suck flowers while hovering on 

 the wing; they eat minute insects also. Female not met with. 

 Length ^A inches, inclusive of tail of I ,v inch. 



137. Cinnyris concolor. Cinn. viridi-olivacea, alis caudaque 



saturatioribns , corpore subtus pallidiori. 



Irides intense rufo-brunneae. Longitudo corporis 4 unc, 



caudce 1. 



Insects with long antennce were found in the stomach. As four 



specimens obtained by Colonel Sykes were all females, and as 



they were met with in the šame locality as Cinn. Vigorsii, Cinn. 



concolor may be the female of that splendid species ; but the dif- 



ference in the size, form, and aspect of the bird^ independently 



of colour, is opposed to this : they were never seen together. 



The bird has the outline of Cinn. Mahrattensis. The speci6c 



appellation of concolor is given provisionally. 



Colonel Sykes, in concluding his notice of the birds of the two 



first Orders, observed that in the majority of instances his knovv- 



ledge was derived from an observation of many specimens of the šame 



species in the living statė. For the most part also he had obtained 



both sexes, and was very rarely contincd to a single specimen. 



