DISTRIBUTION OF BIRDS IN CEYLON. 9 
Of the Brachypterygine we have three species, two of which 
are confined to the upper hills of Ceylor. 
Arrenga blighi—the Ceylonese Arrenga—is the sole species 
in the genus. Its nearest relative is the genus Myiophoneus, 
which has its headquarters in the Malay sub-region, so that 
the bird is one of our scanty links with the Malayan fauna. 
Elaphrornis palliseri—the Ceylon Short-wing—is placed by 
itself in a genus not found outside Ceylon, and its affinities 
have not yet been determined with any degree of certainty. 
The third species, Larvivora brunnea—the Indian Blue Chat— 
is with us a migrant. Being of weak flight it works its way 
slowly down from its crossing place at Mannar to the central 
hills. 
In the sub-family Szbtinx# we have two species, both belong- 
ing to the gerus Zosterops. One, Z. palpebrosa—the Indian 
White-eye—is common all over the lew-country, and has a 
wide range in India; the other, Z. ceylonensis—the Ceylon 
White-eye—is peculiar to the Island, but is common at 
elevations over 2,000 feet. 
The sub-family Liotrichine, which includes the Green 
Bulbuls, does not furnish us with any peculiar species. 
Agithina tiphia—the Bush Bulbul—has a wide range, 
so has Chloropsis jerdoni—Jerdon’s Bulbul; Chloropsis 
malabarica—the Malabar Green Bulbul—is found in the 
Malabar forests, and is sparingly distributed in Ceylon, while 
Irene puella—the Fairy Blue Bird—is a rare visitor to our 
hill districts. It hails from Malabar, and is unknown in the 
Carnatic. 
The last subdivision of this large family is the Brachy- 
podinz—the true Bulbuls. We have six species, two of which 
are peculiar. Hypsipetes ganeesa—the South Indian Black 
Bulbul—is found in the hill forests of the Malabar district and 
in the Kandyan districts of Ceylon. It extends a little way 
into the northern forest tract, as I have found it in East 
Matale, but it is a rare straggler into the North-Central 
Province and Trincomalee District. 
Molpastes hzemorrhous—the Common Bulbul of our 
gardens—is found nearly throughout India. Jole icterica—the 
Forest Bulbul—is not found in the Carnatic, but occurs in 
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