CHALCOPABIA. 373 



Genus CHALCOPARIA, Cabanis, 1850. 



The single species of this genus has the bill shorter than the 

 head, entire, without any serrations on the margins of the mandibles ; 

 the cuJmen very slightly curved, the lower mandible straight; the 

 nctal bristles weak ; the tarsus short and scutellated ; the tail of 

 moderate length, slightlyrounded,and consisting of twelve feathers ; 

 the wing moderate, with ten primaries, the first of which is small. 



The sexes are of different colours and the upper plumage of the 

 male is metallic. 



Fig. 102. Head of C. ph&nicotis. 



911. Chalcoparia phcenicotis. The Ruby-Cheek. 



Motacilla singaleusis, Gmel. Syst. Nat. i, p. 9G4 (1788). 



Nectarinia phoenicotis, Temm. PI. Col. pi. 108. fig. 1 (1824), pi. 388, 



fig. 2; myth, Orf.p.225. 

 Chalcoparia phoenicotis ( Temm.'), Horsf. 8f M. Cat. ii, p. 747 ; Oates, 



S. F. v, p. 147 ; Oates in Hume's N. $ E. 2nd ed. u, p. 269. 

 Chalcoparia singaleusis (Gmel.'), Wold. Ibis, 1870, p. 48; Hume Sf 



Dav. S. F. vi, p. 189 ; Hume, Cat. no. 233 sex. 

 Chalcoparia ciiigalensis (Gmel.'), Anders. Yunnan Exped.,Aves, p. G02. 

 Anthreptes phoenicotis (Temm.}, Shelley, Mon. Nect. pp. xliii, xlv, 



325, pi. 105. 



Anthreptes singalensis (Gmel.), Oates, B. B. i, p. 320. 

 Anthothreptes phoenicotis (Temm.'), Gadoiv, Cat. B. M. ix, p. 121. 



Coloration. Male. The whole upper plumage and lesser wing- 

 coverts brilliant metallic emerald-green ; lores blackish ; cheeks 

 and ear-coverts rich copper-colour, bordered below by a line of rich 

 metallic violet-purple ; chin, throat, and breast ferruginous buff; 

 abdomen, sides of the body, vent, and under tail- coverts yellow ; 

 tail black, edged externally with metallic green ; under wing-coverts 

 pale yellow; greater wing-coverts black, edged with metallic 

 green ; wings black, edged more or less with purple. 



Female. The lower plumage like that of the male ; the upper 

 plumage and the lesser wing-coverts olive-green ; ear-coverts and 

 cheeks slate-colour ; greater wing-coverts and wings dark brown, 

 edged with yellowish green; tail brown, broadly edged with 

 yellowish green. 



The young are like the female. 



Bill black ; gape orange-yellow ; mouth yellow ; iris lake-red ; 

 legs yellowish green ; claws yellowish horny; eyelids greenish. 



Length 4-4; tail 1'6 ; wing 2-1 ; tarsus -65 ; bill from gape 6. 



Distribution. The SikhimTerai; the Bhutan Doars ; the Dibrugarh 

 district of Assam; the Khasi and Garo hills ; Sylhet ; Cachar ; 



