THE BIRDS OF INDIA. 1/7 



which the tail takes up 3-'r. Its habitat is in the 

 Eastern Himalayas, and its food consists of insects and 

 berries. 



In reo^ard to its nidification, the brown-eared bulbul 

 resembles its congeners. 



Rufous-Bellied Bulbul. — This species has an incon- 

 spicuous crest which, with the head, is of a brown colour, 

 the feathers having purple centres ; the remainder of the 

 plumage is olive green, except the ear coverts, which are 

 brown ; the chin and the throat white, with dusky edging; 

 and the sides of the neck, breast, and belly light reddish 

 brown, with paler centres ; the under tail coverts are 

 yellow. It is found from Nepaul to Bootan, and resembles 

 the rest of its race in regard to its food and mode of 

 nidification. Total length, 9 inches, of which the tail 

 takes 4. 



Malabar Green Bulbul. — In the male the plumage 

 generally is bright grass green, but the forehead is golden 

 yellow, and the chin and throat black ; it has a small blue 

 moustache, and on the bend of the wing a spot of verditer 

 blue. The female lacks the golden frontlet, and her gorget 

 and maxillary streak are much less conspicuous than in the 

 male. 



It is a native of Malabar, where it lives a retired life, 

 going about in pairs, and feeding on fruit and insects, the 

 latter chiefly. 



Blue-Winged Green Bulbul. — The male is green 

 above, wdiere not otherwise stated, but the head and neck 

 have a yellow tinge ; the moustache is bright blue, and the 

 shoulder spot cobalt blue ; the wings and tail are bluish 

 purple : the throat and the upper part of the neck are 

 black, changing to glossy, dark purple on the breast ; the 

 abdomen is clear saffron. The female has no black, her 

 moustache is pale blue, and her lower parts are mixed 



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