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J1TH0PYGA CAKA. 



(TENASSERIM YELLOW- BACKED SUN-BIRD.) 



Cinnyris mystacalis (pt.), Blyth, J. A. S. B. xi. p. 107 (1842). 



Nectarinia goalpariensis (pt.), Blyth, J. A. S. B. xii. p. 969 (1843). 



miwpyga miles, Walden, P. Z. S. 1866, p. 541 ; Beavan, Ibis, 1869, p. 419. 



JEthopyga lathami, Hume, Str. F. 1874, p. 473. 



JEthopyga cara, Hume, loc. cit. (note) ; Walden, Ibis, 1876, p. 348. 



<5 ad. supra saturate sanguineus, scapnlaribus et tectricibus alarum minimis et medianis concoloribus : fronte 

 et vertice, ut et supracaudalibus saturate metallice viridibus violaceo nitentibus : uropygio laete flavo : 

 ala reliqua saturate brunnea, pennis olivascenti-flavo limbatis : cauda nigra, rectricibus metallice ex 

 violaceo viridi marginatis : gutture et prajpectore scarlatinis : vitta mystacali metallice violacea : 

 corpore reliquo subtiis pallide cinerascente, hypochondriis et abdomine vix obvaceo lavatis. 



2 supra oHvascenti-viridis, alis saturate brunneis : tectricibus alarum minimis et medianis dorso concoloribus, 

 plumis vix scarlatino limbatis : majoribus et remigibus olivascenti-flavo marginatis : rectricibus nigris, 

 olivascenti-flavo marginatis et albido terminatis : corpore reliquo subtiis pallide obvaceo. 



Hab. in terra Burmanensi. 



Adult Male. Forebead and crown deep metallic green, shaded with violet; plumes in front of the eyes 

 black ; nape deep olive-brown, the feathers broadly edged with red ; cheeks, ear-coverts, sides and back 

 of the neck, upper back, scapulars, and the least and median series of wing-coverts deep blood-red; 

 remainder of the wings dark brown, the greater coverts and the quills edged with olive-yellow ; lower 

 back bright yellow ; upper tail-coverts deep metallic green, shaded with violet ; tail black, with the 

 greater portion of the two centre feathers and the edges of the remainder metallic violet, very slightly 

 shaded with green; chin, throat, and front of the breast bright scarlet-red, with a narrow uniform 

 metalbc violet moustachial stripe ; remainder of the under surface of the body ashy grey, slightly washed 

 with obve-yellow on the flanks, thighs, and middle of the abdomen ; under surface of the wings brown, 

 with the inner margins of the quills and the coverts white ; bill dark brown, with the lower mandible 

 rather paler; irides and legs dark brown. Total length 4"9 inches, culmen - 65, wing 2"2, tail 1*9, 

 tarsus 0'55. 



Adidt Female. Upper parts olive-green ; wings dark brown, with the least and median series of coverts 

 olive-green, a few of these feathers partially edged with red, the greater coverts and the quills edged 

 with obve-yellow ; tail black, the feathers edged with obve-yellow and with pale ends, broadest and 

 whitest on the outer ones ; underparts pale obve, slightly more yellow towards the abdomen and under 

 tail-coverts ; under surface of the wings brown, with the inner margins of the quills and coverts white, 

 the latter shaded with yellow towards the edge of the wing ; bill dark horny brown ; irides brown ; legs 

 dark reddish brown. 



Hab. Tenasserim and Burmah. 



