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buffy wliile ; the Hunks ashy brown, as also the thighs; under tail- 

 coverts scarlet ; under wing-covcrts ashy, those on the edge of the 

 wing brown, margined with greyish ash-colour. Total length 

 8 inches, culmen 0-9, wing 4, tail 3-S, tarsus 1. 



Adult fomale. Similar to the male in colour. Total length 

 8-5 inches, culmen 0-9, wing 3-9.5, tail 4, tarsus 1. 



The Burmese Eed-ventcd Bulbul inhabits the Burmese countries, 

 ranging from Cachar into Pegu. 



«. Ad. sk. Pegu. W. T. Blanford, Esq. [P.]. 



b. cS ad. sk. Second Defile of the Ira- Dr. J. Anderson [C.]. 



wadv, March 5, 1875. 



c. 2 ad. sk. Bhamau, Jan. 28, 18G8. Dr. J. Anderson [C.]. 



d. cJ ad. sk. Ponsee, Kakhyen hills, Dr. J. Anderson [C.]. 



March 11, 1868. 



e. cJ ad. sk. Mungla, Sanda valley, Dr. J. Anderson [C.]. 



May 19, 1868. 

 /. Ad. sk, Tonghoo, Burmah. Purchased. 



3. Pycnonotus nigripileus. 



Pj'cnonotus nigropileus,7)VyM, J. A. S. Beng. xvi. p. 472 ; id. Cat. B. 



Mtis. As. Soc. p. 209 ; Walden, P. Z. S. 1866, p. 549 ; Blyfh, Ibis, 



1867, p. 9 ; Blatif. I. c. 1870, p. 467 ; Bl)/ih ^ Wald. B. Burm. 



p. 135. 

 Ixos nigripileus, Bp. Consp. Av. i. p. 26o. 

 Molpastes uigropileus, Hume, Str. F. 1873, p. 378, et 1874, p. 477 ; 



Hume ^ Davis. Str. F. 1878, p. 321 ; Hume, Str. F. 1879, p. 98. 



Adult. General colour above light earthy brown, with ashy margins 

 to the feathers, producing a distinctly mottled appearance above ; 

 lower back and rump more uniform ; upper tail-coverts duU white, 

 with a slight shade of pink ; wing-coverts brown, with ashy margins 

 like the back ; greater and primary-coverts, as well as quills, 

 dark brown, the primaries with narrow ashy margins ; tail-feathers 

 dark brown, lighter towards the base and tipped with white ; crown 

 of head black, forming a cap ; lores, feathers round the eye, base of 

 checks, and chin black; ear-coverts, cheeks, and throat pale earthy 

 brown ; fore neck and breast light brown, the feathers distinctly 

 margined with ashy whitish, producing a slightly mottled appear- 

 ance ; abdomen dull white, the flanks light brown ; under tail- 

 coverts crimson ; under wing-coverts and axillaries light ashy 

 brown, the small coverts near the edge of the wing dark brown, with 

 ashy margins ; quills brown below, ashy along the inner webs ; 

 "bill, legs, feet, and claws black; irides deep brown" (W. Davison). 

 Total length 7*5 inches, culmen 0-75, wing 3-55, tail 3-5, tarsus 

 0-85. 



Youncj. More reddish brown than the adult, especially on the outer 

 margins of the quills ; tail-feathers tipped with brown, instead of 

 white ; cap browner than the adult, and the upper surface more 

 uniform than in the latter ; under tail-coverts very pale red. 



The Tenasserim Eed-ventcd Bulbul is confined to the Burmese 

 countries. It is common in Tenasserim throughout the more open 



