374 PYCNONOTID®. 
tail 3°85, tarsus 0-7, bill from gape 0°85. These measurements 
were taken in the flesh.” (Bingham.) 
Distribution. Southern Shan States, North-West Siam and 
East Central Burma. Wickham reports it as not uncommon at 
Taung-gyl. 
Nidification unknown. 
Habits. According to Wickham this is a Bulbul of high 
elevations during the breeding season, when it is found from 
6,000 feet upwards, In the non-breeding season it comes down 
to lower elevations between 3,000 and 4,000 feet, going about in 
small flocks. Their note is harsh but quite typical of the family. 
Genus HEMIXUS Hodgson, 1844.= ~ 
The genus Henivus, of which H. flavala is the type, contains 
two Indian species and many subspecies. It differs from 
Mieroscelis in having the tail square or slightly rounded and its 
outer feathers straight. The crest consists of a great number of 
short but sharply-pointed feathers. The nuchal hairs are short 
and indistinct, but the rictal bristles are strong. The wing is 
pointed, the secondaries falling well short of the longest primaries. 
The bill is like that of Microscelis but the tarsus is slightly shorter, 
though this is not noticeable in dry skins. 
Key to Species and Subspecies. 
A. Tail dark brown. 
a. Head and back practically con- 
COLOTOUS Aieis i ccst Shi auameaeo ten. Heroes H, flavala flavala, p. 374. 
6, Head much darker and contrasting 
with the back. 
a’, Back brown, though lighter than 
Heads. e tus twat oe i tetoeiencs & eae H, fl. davisoni, p. 376. 
Dis GCRUETON: |. cava ets camenrnt tis 6 .. LH. fl. hildebrandi, p. 376. 
B. Tail green. 
c. Back green. 
ce’, Breast and sides of neck strongly [p. 377. 
rufous; throat nearly pure white H.macclellandi macelellandi, 
d', Breast and sides of neck merely 
tinged rufous ; throat grey...... Hm. tickelli, p. 378. 
deeDack brow. cau. hha Ueteee lente rs HH, m. binghana, p. 379. 
(391) Hemixus flavala flavala. 
THe HimatayaN BROWN-EARED BULBUL. 
Hemixus flavala Hodgs., J.A.S.B., xiv, p. 572 (1845) (Nepal) ; 
Blanf. & Oates, i, p. 265. 
Vernacular names. Nalli-pindi (Lepcha), Dao bulip-gadeba 
(Cachari). 
Description. Upper plumage and smaller wing-coverts dark 
ashy, the feathers of the crown edged paler and the upper tail- 
coverts tinged with olive-green; tail brown, tinged with olive- 
