362 NOTES ON SOME BIRDS COLLECTED ON THE NILGHIRIS 
232.—Cinnyris zeylonica, Lin. The Amethyst- 
rumped Honey-sucker. 
This species is sparingly spread through the Wynaad and 
round the base of the Nilghiris ascending the slopes to about 
2,500 feet. Though apparently so closely allied to C. minima, 
it does not, like that species, change its brilliant plumage for 
more sober tints after the breeding season. iz 
The following are the dimensions, &c., of an adult male :— 
Length, 4°93 expanse, 69; tail, 1-4; wing, 2°3 ; tarsus, 0°6; 
bill from gape, 0°65 ; weight, 0°6 oz. Bill, legs, feet, and claws 
black ; irides deep brown. 
933.—Cinnyris minima, Sykes. The Tiny Honey- 
sucker. 
This lovely little bird is most abundant on the higher slopes 
of the Nilghiris, but it occurs also throughout the Wynaad. 
After the breeding season it loses the bright colors of the throat 
and head, but retains the amethystine lower back. 
The following are the dimensions of several males measured 
in the flesh :— 
Length, 3°8 to 4:0; expanse, 5:9 to 6:1; tail, 1:2 ta1-3; 
wing, 1:9; tarsus, 0°5; bill from gape, 06; weight, 0-18 
to 0°2 oz. S 
Bill, legs, feet, and claws black ; irides deep brown. 
934.—Cinnyris asiatica, Lath, The Purple Honey- 
sucker. 
This species occurs on the Nilghiris and its slopes, but appears 
to be entirely replaced at the foot of the hills, and in the 
Wynaad by the next species. 
935.—Cinnyris lotenia, Zin. The Large Purple 
Honey-sucker. 
This species occurs throughout the Wynaad; it ascends the 
slopes of the Nilghiris to about 5,000 feet or rather more. I 
have shot it on the Coonoor Ghat, four miles from the station 
of Coonoor. This species (as well as C. asiatica) does put off 
the bright plumage during the non-breeding season. The 
female is slightly smaller than the male. The following is a 
resumé of the dimensions of a large: number of specimens care- 
fully measured in the flesh :— 
Males.—Length, 5:3 to 5:6; expanse, 7'2 to 7°75 tail, 1:55 
to 1:7; wing, 2°2 to 2:4; tarsus, 06; bill from gape, 1°1 to 
1:3; weight, 0°35 oz. 
