MOLPASTES. 313 



3. Niljrliiri Hills. Ilunio Coll. 



1. iN'iljiliiri Hills. Crowlev Bequest. 



~ Ml-liiri Hills, 2()tli Fob. Hume Coll. 



Niioliiii Hills, April. Hume Coll. 



Coonoor, Nilirliiri Hills, 21st May. Hume Coll. 



3. Ceylon (J-J. L. Layard). Salvin-Ciicidman Coll. 



1. Ceylon (i?. Z. Z.). Crowley Bequest. 



2. Ceylon, May (A. L. Butler). Crowley Bequest. 



3. India. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. 



[P.]. 



Molpastes biirmanicus {Sliarpe). 

 (Plato X. fig. 18.) 



Pycnonotus burmanicus, Sharpe,Cat. Birds B. M. vi. p. 125 (1881) ; Nehrk. 



Kat. Eicrsaviml. p. 44 (1899). 

 Molpastes burmanicus, Oates, Fauna Brit. Ltd., Birds, i. p. 269 (1889) ; id. 



ed. Ihime, Nests ^ Eytjs Ind. Birds, i. p. 173 (1889) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. 



iii. p. 328 (1901). 



The eggs of the Burmese Red-vented Bulbul are of a broad oval 

 form, sometimes approaching the spherical, and they exhibit a con- 

 siderable amount of gloss. They differ from those of M. fuscus in 

 having the ground of a greyish-pink colour, marked with roundish 

 spots and blotches of deep purplish red, chocolate-brown and lavender 

 grey, which have a tendency to form an irregular cap or zone at 

 the broader end. The markings are often blurred at the edges, and 

 the underlying lavender-grey is frequently disposed in large smears 

 and clouds. Specimens measure from 'To to '96 in length, and 

 from -65 to -68 in breadth, 



3. Pegu, 23rd April (B. IV. Oatcs). Hume Coll. 



1. Pegu, 21st April {B. W. 0.). Oates Coll. 



2. Pegu, 15th May (J?. W. 0.). Oates Coll, 

 1. Pegu, 28th May {E. W. O.). Oates Coll 

 1. Pegu, 31st Mav (E. W. O.). Oates Coll. 

 1. Pegu, 24th June (E. W. O.). Oates Coll. 



1. Pegu, 5th July [E. W. 0. : Seehuhii Crowley Bequest. 

 Coll.). 



1. Pegu, loth July (E. W. O.). Oatcs Coll. 



2. Pegu, 20tli Jul'y {E. W. O.). Oates Coll. 



1. I'egu, 28tli July {E. W. O.). Oates Coll. 



2. Pegu, 15th Sept. {E. W. 0.). Oates Coll. 



Molpastes atricapillus {Vielll.). 



Pycnonotus atricapillus, Sharpie, Cat. Birds B. M. vi. p. 127 (1881). 

 Molpastes atricapillus, Oates, Fuiuia Brit. Ind., Birds, i. p.- 270 (1889) ; 



id. ed. Hume, Nests Sc Eyas Ind. Birds, i. p. 173 (1889); iSharpe, 



7/««£Z-/. iii. p. 328(1901). 



The eggs of the Chinese Iled-vented Bulbul are of a broad oval 

 form, and have a moderate amount of gloss. They are of a pinkish- 

 white colour, thickly speckled and dotted all over with rich reddish 



