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JITHOPYGA SIPARAJA. 



(MALAYAN YELLOW-BACKED SUN-BIRD.) 



Certhia siparaja, Baffles, Tr. Linn. Soc. xiii. p. 299 (1820). 



Cinnyris siparaja, Vig. Mem. Raffles, p. 673 (1830). 



Nectarinia mystacalis (pt), Blyth, J. A. S. B. xi. p. 107 (1842) ; Mull. & Schl. (pt.), Verhand. 



Zool. Aves, p. 54 (1846); Low, Sarawak, p. 410 (1848); Pelzeln, Beise Novara, Vog. 



p. 51 (1865). 

 Nectarinia lathami, Jard. Monogr. Sun-birds, pp. 233, 268 (1842) ; Blyth, J. A. S. B. xii. 



p. 970 (1843); Gray, Gen. B. i. p. 98 (1847). 

 Nectarinia siparaja, Jard. Monogr. Sun-birds, pp. 235, 273 (1842); Gray, Gen. B. i. p. 98 



(1847); Blyth, Cat. B. Mus. A. S. B. p. 223. no. 1352 (1849) ; Bp. Consp. Av. i. p. 405. 



no. 9 (1850); Sclat. P. Z. S. 1863, p. 220. 

 Mthopyga siparaja, Cab. Mus. Hein. i. p. 103 (1850); Horsf. & Moore, Cat. B. Mus. E.I. 



Co. ii. p. 731 (1856) ; Moore, P. Z. S. 1859, p. 461 ; Walden, Ibis, 1870, p. 33 ; id. Ibis, 



1872, p. 380 ; Tweeddale, Ibis, 1877, p. 301. 

 Mthopyga eupogon, Cab. Mus. Hein. i. p. 103, note (1850); Beichb. Handb. Scansorise, 



p. 304. no. 711 (1854); Salvad. Ibis, 1865, p. 549; id. Ann. Mus. Civ. Genova, v. p. 174 



(1874); Sharpe, P. Z. S. 1875, p. 106; id. Ibis, 1876, p. 42; Walden, torn. cit. p. 348; 



Sharpe, Ibis, 1877, p. 17. 

 Mthopyga chalcopogon, Beichb. Handb. Scansorise, p. 303. no. 708, pi. 586. figs. 3982-83 



(1854); Walden, Ibis, 1870, p. 34; Salvad. Ann. Mus. Civ. Genova, v. p. 176 (1874). 

 Promerops siparaja, Gray, Hand-1. B. i. p. 109. no. 1339 (1869). 

 Promerops chalcopogon, Gray, torn. cit. p. 110. no. 1351. 

 Promerops eupogon, Gray, torn. cit. p. 110. no. 1352. 

 Mthopyga lathami, Stoliczka, J. A. S. B. xxxix. p. 298 (1870); Walden, Ibis, 1871, p. 166. 



cJ supra pulchre sanguineus, capite laterali et colli lateribus cum tectricibus alarum minimis et medianis 

 sanguineis : fronte et vertice, supracaudalibus et rectricum marginibus metallice violaceis : uropygio 

 flavo : ala reliqua saturate brunnea, pennis olivascenti-brunneo marginatis : loris, gutture toto et prse- 

 pectore coccineis : vitta mystacali metallice violacea : corpore reliquo subtiis sordide cinerascente. 



2 ad. supra olivacea, tectricibus minimis et medianis dorso concoloribus : ala reliqua saturate brunnea, pennis 

 olivascenti-flavo marginatis : rectricibus nigris, olivaceo limbatis, et albido terminatis, exterioribus 

 latius : corpore reliquo subtiis pallide olivascenti-flavo, pectore medio lsetiiis flavicante. 



Hab. in peninsula Malaccensi et in insulis " Sumatra" et "Borneo" dictis. 



Adult Male. Upper parts deep glossy blood-red ; upper half of the cheeks, ear-coverts, sides of the neck, 

 and the least and median series of wing-coverts of the same colour ; a triangular patch in front of the 

 eye black; forehead, front half of the crown, upper tail-coverts, and margins of the tail-feathers 

 metallic violet ; lower back gamboge-yellow ; remainder of the wings dark brown, with olive-brown 



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