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Fam. 2. NECTARINID^E. 

 a. Nectarininae. 



The NEPAL SUN -BIRD. Nectarinia nipalensis, Jard. Nat. 

 Libr. xiii. 268. Cinnyris nipalensis, Hodgs. Ind. Rev. 1837, 273. 

 Nat. Libr. xiii. pi. 27. 



Inhab. Nepal. 

 arf. No. 523, 524. 

 g. A drawing of male and female, natural size. Pass. t. 28, f. 



2, 2*. 

 h. Copied. Pass. t. 30, f. 2, 2*. 



The GOULPOURAH SUN-BIRD. Nectarinia goalpariensis, Jard. 

 Certhia goalpariensis, Royle, Illustr. of Botany, p. 78. Cinnyris 

 Vigorsii, Sykes, Proc. Z. S. 1832, p. 22. C. miles, Hodgs. Rev. 

 Ind. 1837, p. 273. Nectarinia Scheria;, Tick.P Royle, Illustr. of 

 Botany, pi. 7,/. 1. 



Inhab. Nepal, 

 a c. No. 525, 526, 527. 



d, e. Sternum. 



/. A drawing of two males, and young male, natural size. Pass 



t. 28, f. 1, 1*, 1**. 

 g. Copied, with the female. Pass. t. 29, f. 1 4. 



The RED-TAILED SUN-BIRD. Nectarinia ignicauda. N. pha3- 

 nicura, Jard. Nat. Libr. xiii. 270. Cinnyris ignicauda, Hodgs. 

 Ind. Rev. 1837, p. 273. C. epimecurus, Hodgs. C. rnbricau- 

 data, Blyth, J. A. S. B. 1842, p. 192. Nat. Libr. xiii.;?/. 29. 



Inhab. Nepal, 

 a/. No. 529, 530, 828. 

 g. Sternum. 

 h. A drawing of young male and female, natural size. Pass. t. 



30, f. 3, 3*. 



i. Copied. Pass. t. 31, f. 2, 2*. 

 j. A drawing of adult male, natural size. Pass. t. 33. 



HODGSON'S SUN-BIRD. Nectarinia Hodgsoni, Jard. Cinny- 

 ris saturata, Hodgs. Ind. Rev. 1837, 273. C. assamensis, M l Clell. 

 Proc. Z. S. 1839, p. 167. Nectarinia saturata, Blyth, J. A. S. B. 



Inhab. Nepal. 

 a _ d. No. 531. 



e. A drawing of adult male, natural size. Pass. t. 31, f. 1 . 

 /. Copied. Pass. t. 32, f. 1. 



The MAHRATTA SUN-BIRD. Nectarinia mahrattensis. Cer- 

 thia mahrattensis, Lath. Cinnyris orientalis, FranM. C. epau- 

 letta, Hodgs. Ind. Rev. 1837, 272. C. strigula, Hodgs. (young). 

 C. currucuria, Sykes. Vieill. Ois. Dor. t. 12. 



Inhab. Nepal. 



