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male shot on February 5 tallies with Sclater's description of 

 the present species with the exception of its tail ; tliis was 

 blackish with the two central rectrices emarginated with 

 huffish and the two outermost feathers (outer webs huffish) 

 shading to white at their extreme edges. The median 

 wing-coverts were also blackish with broad rufous tips. 

 These Larks appear almost referable to Tepkrocorys anders- 

 soni (Scl, i. p. 224), but the under tail-coverts were white. 

 Iris hazel ; bill pinkish-horn, lighter below ; feet pinkish- 

 brown. Length 145 mm.; wing 85 ; tail 55; tarsus 20; 

 culmen 12" 5. 



200. Phyllastrephus strepitans. Reichenow^s Bristle- 

 necked Bulbul. 



This Bulbul is an uncommon species and confined to the 

 hills, where I first noticed it on the Mawa Range in June 

 1912. Later I came across it on several occasions whilst 

 stalking fugitive klipspringer, and on such occasions, the 

 rustling noise whicli these birds make when turning over 

 leaves in a thrush-like manner, has more than once deceived 

 me as to the proximity of the buck. In their habits they 

 closely resemble Thrushes, but are silent to a great degree, 

 although when startled they resort to the trees uttering a 

 loud note somewhat resembling tliat of Craterojms jardinei. 

 There is also another species which I have failed to identify. 

 It differs from P. strepitans in having the underside, 

 including the under tail-coverts, white throughout, with 

 the exception of the sides of the under tail-coverts or base 

 of the rectrices, which are rufescent. 



201. J Pycnonotus barhatus layardi. Black-cap Bulbul. 

 Pycnonotus layardi Gurn. ; Scl. ii, p. 63. 



Sind. 'Mpoti" or '' igiko.'' 



This species is common throughout and extremely 

 numerous within the hills, where it is also probably one of 

 the most noticeable of birds. Whilst at Fortusher I found 

 this Bulbul plentiful and very tame, coming on to the 

 verandas morniu"; and evening. 



