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dente macuJague auriculari splendide violaceis ; capite supra, 

 caudcp teclricihus, rectricibus mediis, lateraliumque, externa 

 excepto , pogoniis externis metallicc viridibus ; alis , rectricibus 

 lateraiibus, dorsi inferioris lateribus, fascicique subpectorali 

 fuscis ; abdomiiie griseo ; dor so imo sulphureo. 

 /r«V/e5 intense brurtneae. Longitu Jo cor^om5| \inc.,caiidcB'2,^\. 

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

 stomach. Inhabits onl}' the lofty trees of the dense woods 

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

 person. I have dedicated this magnificent bird to a gentleman 

 whose enlarged views of natural affinities in zoology have con- 

 tributed essentially to enhance tlie 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. Cimi. cupite nuchaquc oUvaceo-viridibus ; 



pectoris notis, dorso, scapularibus, iiropygioque intense sangui- 

 neis, hoc violaceo splendenti ; subtus paliide Jlavd ; alis Cau- 

 da que J'usco-brunneis. 

 Fcem. olivascenti-brunnea, uropygio riifo. 

 Irides rufo-brunneae. Longitudo corporis 3-tV unc, candid 1^^. 

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

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

 sucking honey. Female 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 male. Colonel Sykes believes this to 

 be the smallest of the Sun-birds. 



136. Cinnyris Mahrattensis. Certhia Mahrattensis, Shaw. Cinnyris 



orientalis, Frankl. 

 Dr. Latham does not mention the crimson joined to the yellow ?pot 

 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 1-,V inch. 



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



saturatioribus, corpore subtus pallidiori. 



Irides intense rufo-brunneae. Longitudo corporis 4 unc, 

 caudce 1 . 

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

 specimens obtained by Colonel Sykes were all females, and as 

 they were met with in the same 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 Cinii, Mahrattensis. The specific 

 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 know- 

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

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

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



