16. XKXOCICHLA. 97 



has the yellow in front of the eye confined to the lores ; tlie under 

 surface slightly duller, and the face duslder than in the male. 



The Yello\v-l)rowed Eulbul is found in the forests of Ceylon and 

 Southern ludia, not ranging higher than Bombay. 



a, b, c. Ad. sk. Malabar. Purchased. 



d. Ad. sk. Malabar. Dr. Jerdou [P.]. 



e. Ad. sk. Coorg. India Museum. 



f,g. $ ad. sk. Mvnall, Travancore, F. W.Bourdillon.Esq. fO.l. 

 Oct. 1878. ^ 



h. $ ad. sk. Mvnall, Nov. 1878. F. W. Bourdillon, F'sq. [C.J. 



i. $ ad. sk. Mynall, Dec. 1878. F. W. Bom-dillon, Esq. [C.]. 



A. Ad. sk. Ceylon (C'/i!a;;/«a«). Marquis of Tweeddale [P.J. 



I. Ad. sk. Ceylon. Hugh Cuming, Esq. [C.]. 



m. Ad. sk. Ceylon. E. L. Layard, Esq. [C.]. 



w. Ad. sk. Nuwara Eliya, Ceylon. Mr. E. Boate [C.]. 



2. Xenocichla flavicoUis. 



Hfematornis flavicollis, Swains. B. W. Afr. i. p. 2-39. 



Pvcuouotus flaTicoUis, Gray, Gen. B. i. p. 2y7. 



Ixus Havicollis, HHitl. J.f. O. ISoi, p. 2G; Bp. Consp. i. p. 266. 



Trichophorus Havicollis, Hartl. Orn. W.-Afr. p. 85; id. J.f. O. 1801, 



p. 165, 

 Criuiger flavicollis, Sharpe, Cat. Afr. B. p. 22 ; Gray, Hand-l. B. i. 



p. 273, no. 4011. 



Adult. General colour above dark olive-brown with a distinct 

 greenish shade ; the head darker brown than the back, forming an 

 indistinct cap ; the feathers of the crown edged with dark grey, 

 •which gives them a scaly appearance ; wing-coverts like the back, 

 the quills brown, externally olive, the primaries edged Avith clearer 

 olive than the rest of the wing ; tail-feathers lighter brown, edged 

 with olive towards the base of the feathers; ear-coverts, lores, 

 and cheeks dark brown, the lores and cheeks slightly washed with 

 grey ; throat bright yellow ; remainder of under surface of body 

 dark ashy washed with olive, the centre of the body lighter; feathers 

 of the fore neck adjoining the yellow throat with white shafts, pro- 

 ducing a somewhat streaked appearance ; under tail-coverts dark 

 olive-brown, with whitish edges and tips; under wing-coverts and 

 axillaries dull fawn-brown, a\ ashed with olive-yellow on the edge of 

 the wing ; quills dusky brown below, fawn-brown along the edge of 

 the inner -neb. Total length 9-5 inches, culmen 0'95, wing 4-7, 

 tail 4-5, tarsus 1-05. 



The Yellow-throated Eulbul inhabits the forests of Western Africa, 

 from Scnegambia to Sierra Leone. 



a. Ad. St. Senegambia. Governor Kendall [P.]. 



b, c. Ad. sk. River Gambia. R. B. Sharpe, Esq. 

 d. Ad. sk. "West Ahica. J. Gould, Esq. [P.]. 



