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bhoom, and breeds there. The nest is similar to that of its con- 

 gener ; but the eggs appear to be darker in colour. They may 

 be described as pink, with dull red spots and blotches thickly 

 scattered, especially at the blunt end. The major and minor 

 axes of two specimens were -875 and -625, '9375 and -625. 



Pycnonotus intermedius, a. Hay; Jerdon, B. Ind. ii. 

 p. 95. 



Specimens of a Bulbul procured at Simla seem to agree best 

 with Dr. Jerdon's description of this species or variety. 



All the tail-feathers, including the middle pair, are tipped with 

 white ; the black does not extend to the nape, although the latter 

 is decidedly of a darker brown than the rest of the upper portion 

 of the back ; the tail-coverts are pure white ; the ear-coverts 

 shiny brown ; below, the throat is dark brown, the abdomen is 

 ashy-white, faintly streaked with light brown on the flanks, pure 

 white near the vent ; tail very dark brown, nearly black ; wings 

 much lighter brown. Under tail-coverts, of course, bright 

 crimson. 



Other Bulbuls pi-ocured by me in Burmah are P. finlaysoni, 

 P. nigropileus {vide V. Z. S. 1866, p. 549), and Brachypodius 

 melanocephalus (?). 



463. Phyllornis jerdoni. Jerdon^s Green Bulbul. 



This handsome bird is very abundant in Maunbhoom, where 

 it is called " Hurrooa^^ by the natives. Its note is so much like 

 that of Dicrurus macrocercus that I have frequently been deceived 

 by the resemblance. It breeds in the district. A nest with 

 two eggs was brought to me at Beerachalee on April 4th, 1865. 

 It is built at the fork of a bough, and neatly suspended from it, 

 like a hammock, by silky fibres, which are firmly fixed to the two 

 sprigs of the fork, and also form part of the bottom and outside 

 of the nest. The inside is lined with dried bents and hairs. 

 The eggs are creamy-white, with a few light pinky-brown spots, 

 rather elongated, measuring -85 by •62. Interior diameter of 



