440 Capt. R. C. Beavan on various Indian Birds. 



Dr Jerdon's description. Bill black; legs horn-colour, with 

 lighter soles; irides yellowish-white. 



458. Otocompsa leucogenys. White-cheeked Crested Bulbul. 

 Darjeeling collection, 1862. Two specimens. 

 About Simla this bird is extremely abundant, as also all along 

 the road from Kalka upwards to Simla, a distance of fifty-six 

 miles. It is not actually found in the station of Simla, as it 

 does not frequent such a high elevation, — but may be seen in 

 abundance a little lower, in the Government garden at Annan- 

 dale. Dimensions : — 



Length. Wing. Tail. Tarsus. Bill. Extent. 



A . . . . 8 375 375 -8125 -625 10-5 



B.... 8-25 3-625 3-625 "8125 -625 10-5 



Dr. Scott writes to me lately that he has seen several speci- 

 mens in the station at Umballah during the last hot weather. I 

 never before had heard of its occurring in the plains. 



460. Otocompsa jocosa. Red-whiskered Bulbul. 



The crimson feathers {quasi " whiskers '') grow on the loose 

 skin just below the eye, and appear to be moveable at will. The 

 under tail-coverts are crimson, nearly approaching scarlet, of a 

 lighter shade than the former. It is tolerably common in the 

 neighbourhood of Barrackpore. I observed very large flocks of 

 this species when proceeding up the Salween River in August 

 1865. They were clinging to the stems of the high reeds along 

 the banks, and, when disturbed, flew ofi", following each other 

 in long lines. There must have been many thousands alto- 

 gether. Dimensions of a specimen in the flesh from this loca- 

 lity, August 1865: — Length 7*125; wing 3 ; tarsus "75; ex- 

 tent 9-25 ; tail 3 ; bill from front '5625. This would make the 

 Burmese race* considerably smaller than the Indian. 



461. Fycnonotus pyg^eus. Common Bengal Bulbul. 

 Darjeeling collection, 1862. Common in the neighbourhood 



of Barrackpore, where it breeds, making a neat cup-shaped nest 

 of small twigs, in which three pink spotted eggs are laid. 



462. Pycnonotus h^morrhous. Common Madras Bulbul. 

 This appears to replace the former in the jungles of Maun- 



* {Otocompsa monticola (MacClelland). Cf. supra, p. 8. — Ed.] 



