White- ey^s (Zosterops) 



NOTICE \BLK VAKIAT:ONS FROM THE 



COMMON colouration: vi/.: 



SPECIES. YRLT.OW, GREEN, OLIVF, AND 



GREYS. 



melanops Slaty-g ey above, ashy-c ev below; 



crown of head sooty-b]ack : Icres 

 and patch l)elow eye black ; eye 

 ring white. 



melanocephala Ci'own of head and nape blackish- 

 brown; thro t white; pe e a' 

 body coVu'ing dull ashy brown 

 above and du^ky ashy brown be- 

 : I low. 



leucophoea G ey'sh brown above, g-revish wh't'"- 



be'ow ; lar,£:e:' wing- and taj' 

 feathers dark brown; crown of 

 held whitish; ea--co -e ts a';d 

 cheeks white. 



atriceps DuH ye'lowish-olive al)ove. ashy- 



white le'ow; larre- wing- a'ld 

 tail feathe-s du=;ky brown; crown 

 of head. nape, hind ne?k, fo-e- 

 head and ear-co^ ert" ^ctv brown, 

 under tail coverts bright ye'low. 



mysoriensis Above ol'vare^u^, be'ow w^ie; 



sides of reck and cbe-^ks grey- 

 ish ; quills and tail fpathe"s black- 

 ish : unde- tpil-cove-ts pale yel- 

 low. 



hypoleuca Dull olive-gree"' above. below 



white: ^a^ce- wi\2:- .■^nd tii'-fea- 

 t' e"s f'u ky brown: ^o e^ black, 

 me'ging into a bl?ck band be'ow 

 the wh'te eye-ring. 



muelleri Above olive -greenish, below yellow- 

 ish; quills and tai^ -feathers 

 brown ; lores and stripe above 

 the eye yellow: eye-riiig white; 

 spot in f'^o'^t of eye b^ack. 



frigida Brownish oHvace'us above. dull 



yellowish be^ow: crown yellowish 

 spotted with black ; indistinct 

 white ring round eye. 



ficedulina Above ol've s::en. below palevel- 



low; quills and tail-feathers dus- 

 ky brown ; top of head duskv 

 oiive-gieen: forehead with nar- 

 row white ftreaks. 

 By " general pattern " is meant an arrangement similar 



to the species figured on frontispiece, but this is very vari- 

 able as to extent of colour areas, their placing, and the 



intensity of the respective hues. 



White-eyes are equally delightful as cage-pets, if given 



a roomy cage, furnished with twiggy branches, but care must 



be taken that they do not become overfat, for they are little 



gourmands. 



