CATALOGUE. 
741 
Nectarinia zeylonica, Jardine, Nat. Libr. Nect. pp. 213, 
261, pi. 20. Bhjth, Journ. As. Soc. Beng. XII. 
p. 976 ; Catal. B. Mus. A. S. Beng. p. 226. G. B. 
Gray, Gen. of B. l.p. 98. Bonap., C. G. Av. p. 409. 
Cinnyris zeylonica, Sundevall, Bhysiogr. Sdllsk. Tidsk. 
(1837),^. ; Ann, Nat. Hist. XVIII. p. 256. 
Cinnyris sola, Vieillot, Enc. Meth. Jerdon, Madras 
Journ. XI. p. 226. 
Cinnyris nigralbus, Vieillot, Enc. Meth. 
Certhia dubia, Sliaiv, Gen. Zool. VIII. p. 204. 
SuKKUE Khora, Hind., F. (Buch.) Hamilton, MS. I. 
p. 57. 
Maij Chijitgee, Bengal, F. (Buck) Hamilton, MS. 1. 
p. 57. 
A. Dukhun. Presented by Col. Sykes. 
b. Assam. From McClelland's Collection. 
c. ? . Dacca. Presented by Capt. R. C. Tytler. 
d. e. ^. Mysore. Presented by F. Day, Esq., 1858. 
f' g. $ ? . Drawing. From F. (Buch.) Hamilton's Col- 
lection. 
Very abundant in the neighbourhood of Calcutta throughout the 
year, the male retaining its bright colours at all seasons. The female 
is dull-green above, with a slight rufous tinge, and cinnamon-coloured 
edgings to the greater wing-feathers ; tail dusky-black, and under- 
parts less bright-yellow than in the male, having the throat and fore- 
neck albescent. The young, in nestling garb, resemble the female, 
but have the throat and flanks as yellow as the breast, a streak over 
the eye more distinct and yellow, and dark-hazel irides. This appears 
also to be the commonest species of the genus in peninsular India ; 
but I have never seen it in collections from the Himalaya, nor is it 
included among the Nepalese species by Mr. Hodgson. It has a 
weak shrill chant, delivered in the same key as the song of the British 
Accentor modularis, and frequently emits a low weak chirp, that 
recalls to mind the analogous note of A. regulus, or of CertJiia fami- 
Maris. The natives here take them with birdlime, and, after pluck- 
ing out the wing-primaries to prevent their fluttering, tie them to a 
stick, and carry rows of them thus about for sale. These may be kept 
alive for several days on merely sugar and water, and I have heard 
one sing that had had no other diet for some days ; but raspberry or 
VOL. IL 2 p 
