36 Lord Walden on the Sun-birds 



Nectarinia nipalensis, Hodgs., Jard._, Nat. Lib.xxxvi. pp. 236, 

 268, t. 27. 



Hab. Eastern Himalaya from Nipaul to Bootan ; common in 

 Kassiah Hills and at Darjeeling (Jerdon, B. Ind. i. p. 366). 



22. ^THOPYGA HOFvSFIELDI, (Blytli), J. A. S. B. xl. p. 107 

 (1842); descr. op. cit. xii. p. 975, S , '^ Himalayas" (1843). 



Hab. Noi'th-Wcstcrn Himalayas (Jerdon) ; Mussoorie (Blyth, 

 op. cit. xvi. p. 472). 



Differs chiefly from jE. nipalensis, by having the back green 

 instead of red, a somewhat doubtful character. Mr. Gould 

 (Birds of Asia, pi. 2, 1850) is of opinion that the green plu- 

 mage of the back indicates immaturity [of. Jerd. B. Ind. i. 

 p. 367). 



23. /Ethopyga ignicauda, (Hodgs.), Ind. Rev. ii. p. 273, 

 6 2, "Nipaul" (1837), descr. orig. " 



Cimnjris rubncaudata^ Blyth, J. A. S. B. xi. p. 192, S adult., 

 Darjeeling (1842) ; descr. op. cit. xii. p. 972 (1843). 



Nectarinia phcenicura, Jard., Nat. Lib. xxxvi. pp. 242, 270. 

 t. 29. 6 2, "Sylhet" (1842), descr. orig. 



Cinnyris epimecurus, Hodgs., J. E. Gray, Zool. Misc. p. 82. J, 

 Nipaul (1844), descr. nulla. 



Hab. Eastern Himalaya from Nipaul to Bootan, Assam, 

 Sylhet. Spring visitant at Darjeeling (Jerdon). 



Hodgson (/; c.) states that this, together with the other 

 Nipaulese Sun-biids, is not migratory. Of all the jEthupygce, 

 the tail in this species attains the most extended dimensions, 

 measuring in some individuals nearly 5 inches. 



24. J^^THOPYGA SATURATA, (Hodgs.), Ind. Rev. ii. p. 273, d", 

 "Nipaul" (1837), descr. orig. 



Cinnyris assamensis, M'Clelland, P. Z. S. 1839, p. 167, S, 

 " Assam," descr. orig. 



Nectarinia hodgsonis, Jard., Nat. Lib. xxxvi. pp. 241, 269, t. 29. 

 <3, "Nipaul" (1842), descr. orig. 



Hab. South-eastern Himalayas, Assam, Sikim (Jerdon). 



25. j^THOPYGA cHRisTiNiE, Swinhoc, Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. 

 4th ser. iv. p. 436, " Mouutainous regions of Central Hainan" 

 (1 Dec. 1869). (Plate I. fig. 1.) 



