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Habits. Davison remarks : — " Oc-curs only at the jN'icobars, 

 where it is comparatively comnioii ; it keeps to the forest {gener- 

 ally, but is also found in gardens, in the secondary jungle, and not 

 infrequently in places where there are only a few scattered 

 bushes; it is usually seen singly, in pairs, or in small parties of 

 live or six; but I have seen them on several occasions in flocks 

 oi: nearly a lunnlred. They have a chattering note, very similar 

 to the other Hiipslj^etcs, and when they are in flocks they make 

 nearly as much noise as a flock of Mynas settling down for 

 tha night." 



Genus RUBIGULA Blyth, 1845. 



The genus liuhigula contains species of small Bulbuls of hand- 

 some appearance with squamated phnnage. The bill is broader 

 than high and shorter than the tarsus ; the rictal bristles are 

 strongl)^ developed and the nostrils are exposed and not hidden 

 by bristles. The tail is well graduated. 



The only member of the genus found within our limits is a 

 geographical race of liuhigula squamata of Java. 



(424) Rubigula squamata webberi. 

 Webber's Bulbul. 

 Ixidia u-ehberi Hume, S. F., viii, p. 40 (1879) (Tonka). 



Vernacular names. None recorded. 



Description. Head and neck black ; back golden oh've, shading 

 into golden yellow on the ujiper tail-coverts ; tail black with a 

 broad diagonal white band on the end of the outer tail-feathers, 

 decreasing in extent inwardly on each succeeding pair ; visible 

 portions of the wing like the back but greater coverts edged with 

 bi'ighter yellow; quills and bastard wing black; below, throat and 

 sides of neck white, with tiny black strite ; breast and flanks 

 black with white edges, giving a beautiful squamated appearance 

 to these parts ; centre of abdomen white ; under tail-coverts deep 

 bright yellow. 



Colours of soft parts. Irides deep red ; bill brownish black; 

 legs and feet plumbeous brown. 



Measurements. Total length about 150 mm.; wing 73 to 

 76 mm. ; tail about GO to Qo mm. ; tarsus about 15 mm. ; culmen 

 about 14 mm. 



Distribution. Peninsular Burma and Siam, throughout Malay 

 Peninsula to KSumatra. 



Nidification and Habits. Practically nothing recorded. 



