XIX. — A NEW SPECIES OF SUN-BIRD 



{/ETHOPYGA) OBTAINED NEAR 



DARJIEING, BRITISH 



S I K H I M . 



By T. Bentham, Indian Museum. 



This specimen was shot by myself, together with two examples 

 of Mthopyga nepalensis (the Nepal Yellow-backed Sun-Bird), in 

 the forest at Ghoom, near Darjiling. It difi'ers in several strongly- 

 marked points from ^. nepalensis. A coloured drawing of the 

 specimen was submitted to Capt. Walton some time ago, and that 

 gentleman, who is well known as an authority on the birds of 

 Sikhim, said that in his belief the bird was probably a new species. 

 I propose, therefore, to call it Mthopyga griseiceps, Bentti. (the 



, Lilac Q"i>ey 



^Lilac grey. 





Whitish 



grey. 



Grey-headed Sun-Bird), the grey head being the chief point in 

 which it differs from other Indian Sun-Birds. The symmetry and 

 regularity of the pale markings on the head and throat render it 

 improbable that these markings are due to immaturity. 



