OTOcoMrsA. — spizixus. 323 



Otocompsa flaviventris (Ticl-ell). 



Otoconip.«a flaviventris, Sliarjw, Cat. Birds B. M. vi. p. IGl (1881); 

 Oafes, Fauna Brit, hid., Birds, i. p, 278 (1889); id. ed. Hume, 

 Nests 4' Eggs Ind. Birds, i. p. 183 (1889) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. 

 p. 45 (1899); Sharpe, Haud-l iii. p. 333 (1901). 



The egg of the Black-crested Yellow Bulbul in the Collection is 

 of a creamy-white colour, thickly mottled and speckled with red 

 and lavender. It measures '85 by '6, 



1. Thoungyin River, Tenasserim, 14th Hume Coll. 

 April (C T. Bint/Iiam). 



Genus SPIZIXUS, Bli/th. 



Spizixus cinereicapillus, Siuinh. 



(riate X. fig. 20.) 



Spizixus cinereicapillus, Swiuhoe, P. Z. S. 1871, p. 370; Sharpe, Cat. 

 Birds B. M. vi. p. 173 (1881) ; id. Hand-L iii. p. 335 (1901). 



An egg which is said to be that of the Formosan Finch-billed 

 Eulbul is of an extremely broad oval form, aud nearly devoid of all 

 gloss. It is of a pale pink colour, very densely mottled all over 

 Mith purplish red and lilac. It measures -9 by "7. 



1. Formosa {R. Swinhoe: Tristram Crowley Bequest. 

 OAl). 



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