40 TIIIELIID^, 



with scarceh' any grey edgings ; crown of head glossy steel-black, 

 the feathers all lanceolate ; sides of face and under surface of body 

 slaty grey ; the ear-coverts tinged with brown ; lores also washed 

 with ashy grey ; some of the feathers of the chin tipped with hoary 

 white, producing a greyish appearance ; plumes of abdomen and 

 imder tail-coTerts also edged with white, the latter more broadly ; 

 under wing-coverts and axillaries light earthy brown ; quills brown 

 below, lighter along the edge of the inner web ; " bill coral-red, the 

 nostril-membrane brown ; legs and feet yellowish red, the claws 

 blackish (the latter fade in dried specimens) ; iris faded red or 

 orange with a dusky tinge "( IF". T. Ler/ge); "bill orange-vermi- 

 lion ; feet orange-yellow ; iris hazel, dyed with lake-red " {Fair- 

 bank). Total length 9'5 inches, culmen 1"05, wing 4"4, tail 3'85, 

 tarsus 0'7o. 



The two types measure as follows — Total length 8-5 to 9 inches, 

 culmen 1-05 to 1-1, wing 4-5, tail 4 to 4-15, tarsus 0-7 to O-To. 



Adult female. Length 9-6 inches, wing 4-4, tail 3-6, tarsus 0-7. 

 Plumage similar to that of the male. Iris in some specimens 

 slightly brownish. ( W. V. Legge, I. c.) 



Toung. Throat and under surface lighter than the adult ; wings 

 and tail browner, or of a paler hue than in old birds ; the quills 

 deeply margined with pale tawny, and the edges of the tail-feathers 

 slightly coloured with the same ; tip of the bill and space round the 

 nostril blackish ; legs and feet dusky yellowish ; iris vellowish brown. 

 (>K r. Legge, I.e.) 



Obs. A variation occurs in the colouring of this species, ranging from 

 grey to brown. This seems to be due to the age of the skin, the 

 colour gradually fading in preserved specimens. 



Sykes's Black Eulbul is plentiful on most of the hill-ranges of 

 Southern India, and extends on the western side along the Western 

 Ghats to the MahabaleshWur hills and to Matheran. In Ceylon it 

 is found in the low country of the southern half of the island in 

 suitable localities. It is not migratory. 



a, b. Ad. sk. Mahabaleshwm- hills India Museum. (Types of 



(Si/Iics). species.) 



c. Ad. sk. Nilg'hui hiUs. T. C. Jerdon, Esq. [P.]. 



(Type of H. nih/kiriensis.') 

 d,e. (S 2 ^d. sk. Nau<raud,Travancore,.3100 F. W. Bourdillon, Esq. 



feet, Dec. 21, 1879. [C.]. 



/. $ ad. sk. Mvnall, Nov. 29, 1878. F. W. Bourdillon, Esq. 



[C.]. 

 </. Ad. sk. Matheran, Bombav, Jan. Major Haves Lloyd fP.!. 



21,1872. 

 h. Ad. sk. Nuwara Eliya district, Mr. E. Boate [C.]. 



Ceylon. 

 i. cJad.sk. Eamapoora, Cev]on,Jan.4, Marquess of Tweeddale 



1866 (& Chapman). [P.]. 



k. Ad. sk. Ceylon (Nevill). Lieut. R. G. Wardlaw 



Ramsav. 



