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Species and noticed several long hairs spr- 

 inging from the nape, in much the same 

 way as they do in the White-throated Bulbul 

 (criniger flaveolus). Also the feathers on 

 the cheeks and sides of the chin have 

 lengthened shafts of a black colour." 



The bill of the Dama is very dark 

 brown. It is short, straight, and com- 

 pressed towards the tip which is more or 

 less notched. The culmen is gently curved. 

 The tarsus is smooth ; the legs are fleshy 

 pink, and the claws pink ; iris dark hazel. 

 In size it is nearly nine inches. 



Indian bird-nomenclature is very loose 



and imperfect, and very confusing to 



foreigners. There is a bird in the 



A So-called central portions of the Indian 



Dama continent, the native name of 



which also is Dama. It is smaller 



than G. critina by three inches and is 



quite different in colour. I am referring 



to the Brown Rock-chat — Cercomela 



fusca which is a permanent resident of 



Central India and the United Provinces. 



