176 BIRDS OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE. 



White-Cheeked Bulbul. — The top of the head and the 

 nape are brown, and the feathers, which are long, foim an 

 erectile occipital crest ; a faint white line surmounts the 

 eye on either side ; the lores and a ring round the eye 

 black. The upper parts are pale brown, but the primaries 

 are darker; the black tail is tipped with white; the chin 

 and throat are blackish brown, the same colour extending 

 round to the back of the ears ; the under surface is paler, 

 and the tail coverts yellow. 



The habitat of the white-cheeked bulbul is in the Hima- 

 layas, from Cashmere to Bootan. It feeds on seed, fruit, 

 and insects. The eggs are three and sometimes four in 

 number, pinky wdiite with purplish spots. The total 

 length of the male is 8 inches, 3^ of which belong to the 

 tail. 



Red-Eared Bulbul. — The head, including the crest, 

 black ; ear coverts white, with a tuft of hair-like feathers, 

 of a glo.ssy texture and a bright crimson colour, just over 

 them. The remainder of the plumage above light brown, 

 darker on the quills ; the tail feathers, excepting the middle 

 pair, have white tips. Tutal length, 8 inches ; tail, S^%. 



This species is found throughout India, but is local in its 

 distribution. In its action it is lively, and it has a pleasant 

 song. It makes a neat cup-shaped nest of moss, grass, and 

 lichen, and lays three or four pinky white eggs. The food 

 consists of fruit, seeds, and insects. It is frequently caged. 



Brown-Eared Bulbul. — In this species the long pointed 

 crest and the head are dark grey, and the rest of the 

 upper plumage is ashen grey, darker on the wings and 

 tail ; the greater wing coverts and the outer webs of the 

 secondaries are greenish yellow ; the lores and the moustache 

 are black, and the ear coverts glossy brown ; the throat 

 and under tail coverts are white ; and the white breast is 

 tinged with grey. It measures 8| inches in total length, of 



