534 Mr. F. Lewis 07i the Land-birds of 



two in number, of a delicate lavender- white ground-colour, 

 thickly speckled and dotted with dull red spots. 



103. Criniger ictericus (Legge, B. of C. p. 472). 



A very common forest-loving bird and widely distributed 

 in the province, but less common at extreme altitudes than 

 in the intermediate districts, where the rainfall is more 

 moderate. I have obtained its eggs only once, in April. The 

 nest was of the typical Bulbul form and placed within a short 

 distance of the ground. The eggs were two in number, and 

 pure white. 



104. Ixos LUTEOLUs (Legge, B. of C. p. 475). 



One of our commonest birds, and locally known as the 

 " Cinnamon- Thrush," probably because it is a familiar form 

 in the " cinnamon " gardens around Colombo. It is 

 generally distributed over the bush-country as far up as 

 3500 feet, but is rarely met with in the deep wet forests 

 of the province. It breeds towards the end of the year and 

 just before the burst of the S.W. monsoon, constructing its 

 nest in bushes and low trees. The eggs are often four in 

 number, of a dull white ground-colour, thickly spotted and 

 splashed with dull red, often of a purplish tinge. 



105. RUBIGULA MELANICTERA (Leggc, B, of C. p. 476, 

 pi. XX. fig. 1). 



An indigenous species. It is chiefly confined to the wet 

 forests, ascending up into the hill-country to an altitude of 

 4000 feet towards the base of the Adam's Peak range. I 

 have found it particularly common about Balangoda (2000 

 feet) and in the very wet forests in the neighbourhood of 

 Kittulgalla. It breeds in March and April, The nest is in 

 the usual small cup-shaped form, of loose construction, placed 

 a few feet from the ground, containing two or three eggs of a 

 dull white colour, spotted and blotched with dull red varied 

 with a bluish marking. 



106. Kelaartia penicillata (Legge, B, of C. p. 480, 

 pi. xxi. fig. 1.) 



A very beautiful Hill-Bulbul, confined for the most part 



