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ANTHEEPTES KHODOL.EMA. 



(RUFOUS-THROATED SUN-BIRD.) 



c? ad. similis A. malaccensi, sed pileo, collo postico interscapulioque viridioribus, capitis lateribus et tectrici- 

 bus alarum medianis plerisque et majoribus cum scapularibus runs, remigibus et rectricibus basaliter 

 olivascenti-flavo latius limbatis, gutture toto lsete rufescente cano adumbrate-, corpore subtiis olivas- 

 centi-flavo, fasciis pectoralibus lsete flavis diversus. 



2 vix.%, fcemina A. celebensis distinguenda. 



Hab. in peninsula Malayensi et in insula " Sumatra" dicta. 



Adult Male. Upper parts metallic green glossed with lilac bronze; lower back, upper tail-coverts, and the 

 least series of wing-coverts rich metallic violet; median series of wing-coverts, edges of most of the 

 greater coverts, and a large portion of the scapulars bright rufous ; remainder of the wings dark brown 

 with olive-yellow edges to the feathers ; tail dark brown, the feathers edged with metallic green and 

 violet shading into olive-yellow towards the base of all but the centre feathers ; sides of the head bright 

 rufous, usually slightly tinted with olive; underparts olive-yellow, contrasting strongly with the bright 

 yellow pectoral tufts ; chin and throat roseate rufous with a white gloss ; remainder of the plumage as 

 in A. malaccensis. Total length 5 inches, culmen - 65, wing 2 - 6, tail T9, tarsus - 6o. 



Female, supposed to belong to this species. Very similar to the female of A. celebensis. Upper parts ashy 

 brown, shaded with olive on the forehead, crown, scapulars, lower back, upper tail- coverts, and edges 

 of the wings and tail-feathers ; sides of the head asby brown, with an eyebrow and the feathers in front 

 of the eye buff; underparts pale buff shaded with yellow down the centre of the breast and on the 

 abdomen ; sides of the upper chest and the flanks slightly shaded with ash ; bill horn -brown ; iris lake- 

 brown; legs greenish brown. Total length 4 - 75, culmen 0"65, wing 2"4, tail l - 8, tarsus 065. 



Hab. Malacca and Sumatra. 



The Rufous-throated Sun-bird is here described as a distinct species for the first time. It may 

 be easily recognized by the rufous colouring of the throat, sides of the head, and of a large 

 portion of the wings, as well as by the olive shade of the breast, which contrasts strongly with 

 the bright yellow pectoral tufts ; in this latter character it approaches most nearly to A. cele- 

 bensis. There are also some other less important distinctions, noticed in my description. 



The female which I have referred to this species was collected by Lieut. Wardlaw Ramsay 

 on the 12th of August 1873, and is very distinct from all the specimens I have examined of 

 A. malaccensis, but is hardly to be recognized from the Celebes bird. A young male also 

 collected by that gentleman on the same day, I should refer to this species ; but it is not 

 to be distinguished by its plumage from the female of A. malaccensis, as already described 

 by me, excepting in the rather greener shade of the upper parts, a character of no great 

 importance. 



