25. EUBIGTTLA. 



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appearance, the feathers being black with white margins ; centre 

 of body and abdomen white ; thighs white, tinged with yellow ; 

 under tail-coverts bright yellow; wing-coverts and axillaries white, 

 slightly washed with bright yellow; qnills dusky brown, white 

 along the edge of the inner web ; " irides dark red, encircling a 

 lighter red ring " {H. 0. Forbes). Total length 6 inches, culmea 

 0-G, wing 2-9, tail 2-45, tarsus 0*Go, 



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Tail of iiiihigula squamata. 

 The Scaly-breasted Bulbul is only known from the island of Java. 



Purchased. 



a. Ad. sk. 

 h. Ad. sk. 



Java. 

 Java. 



7. Rubigula webberi. 



Ixidia squamata {nee Temm.), Salmd. Z/cc. Born. p. 200 ; Sharpe, 



Ibis, 1878, p. 419 

 Ixidia webben, Hume, Str. F. 1879, pp. 40, 63 : EeicJien. &■ Schaloiv, 



J.f. O. 1879, p. 4:32. 



Adult. Yery similar to R. squamata of Java, but distinguished by 

 the much larger amount of white on the outer tail-featheri^. Total 

 length 6-4 inches, culmcn 0"55, wing 2-9, tail 2-7, tarsus 0-6. 



Tail of Eiddgula webben. 

 Ohs. The only specimen from Borneo that I have yet seen differs 

 from ilalayan examples in having ashy-grey wing- and tail-feathers. 

 As, however, they show a considerable amount of black mottling, the 



