Catalogue of Ceylon Birds, 



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SUB-ORDER II. TENUIROSTRES. 

 F AM : UPUPID2E. 



a. UPUPIK-E. 

 Upupa Senegalensis, Swain. The Hoopoo. 



FAM: PROMEROPID.E. 



a. PROMEROPINuE. 

 Nectarina Zeylonica, Lima. The Ceylon Simbird. 



Nectar ina minima, Sykes. The smaller Sunbird. 



Nectarina Maharattensis, Lath. The short-billed purple Honey bird. 

 Nectarina Lotenia, Linn. The long-billed Honeybird. 



Dicaeum Tickelli, Blyth. Ticket's Honeybird. 



FAM: MELIPHAGID2E. 



a. MELIPH AGIN^E . 



Phyllornis Malabarica, Lath. Malabar Honey Eater. 



Phyllornis aurifrons, Temm ? Green Honey Eater. 



Phyllornis Jerdoni, Blyth. Jerdon's Honey Eater. 



FAM: CERTHIAD2E. 

 a. SITTING. 



Dendrophila frontalis, Horsf. Blue Nuthatch or Creeper. 



SUB-ORDER III. DENTIROSTRES. 

 FAM: LUSCINID^E. 



a. MALUPJNiE. 



Orthotomus longicauda, Gmel. ' The rufous-headed Tailorbird. 

 Cisticola cursitans, Blyth. The Grass Warbler. 



Cisticola omalura, Blyth. The mountain Grass Warbler. 



Drymoica valida, Blyth. Layard's Grass Warbler. 



Drymoica inornata, Sykes. 

 Prinia socialis, Sykes. 



b. LUSCIJUN^E. 



Acrocephalus dumetorum, Blyth, The mountain marsh Warbler. 

 Phyllopneuste nitidus, Blyth. 

 Phyllopneuste montanus, Blyth. 

 Phyllopneuste viridanus, Blyth- 



C. ERYTHACINjE. 



Copsychus saularis, Linn. The Dialbird. 



Copsychus, — — — ? 



Copsychus macrourus, Gmel The long-tailed Thrush. 



Pratineola caprata, Blyth. The Meadowchat. 



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