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JOURNAL R. A. S. (CEYLON). 



Fam. : Promeropidce. 

 a . — Prom e roping. 



Nectarina Zeylanica, Linn, 

 Nectarina minima, Sykes. 

 Nectarina Maharattensis, Lath, 

 Nectarina Lotenia, Linn* 

 Dicseum Tickelli, Blyth. 



The Ceylon Sunbird. 



The smaller Sunbird. 



The short-billed purple Honeybird. 



The long-billed Honeybird. 



Tickell's Honeybird. 



Fam. : Meliphagidoe. 

 a. — Meliphagin^e. 



Phyllornis Malabarica, Lath. 

 Phyllornis aurifrons, Temm ? 

 Phyllornis Jerdoni, Blyth. 



Fam. 

 a.- 



Malabar Honey Eater. 

 Green Honey Eater. 

 Jerdon's Honey Eater, 



Certhiadoe. 

 ■Sitting. 



Dendrophila frontalis, Horsf. Blue Nuthatch or Creeper, 



Sub-Order hi. Dentirostres. 

 Fam. : Luscinidce, 

 a. — Malurin^e. 



Orthotomus longicauda, Gmel. The rufous-headed Tailorbird. 



Cisticola cursitans, Blyth. 

 Cisticola omalura, Blyth. 

 Drymoica valida, Blyth. 

 Drymoica inornata, Sykes. 

 Prinia socialis, Sykes, 



The Grass Warbler. 



The mountain Grass Warbler.' 



Layard's Grass Warbler. 



b, 



-LUSCININ^E. 



Acrocephalus dumetorum, Blyth. The mountain Marsh Warbler. 

 Phyllopneuste nitidus, Blyth. 

 Phyllopneuste montanus, Blyth. 

 Phyllopneuste viridanus, Blyth. 



[List continued in next Number."] 



