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richly coloured eggs and the texture is distinctly more fragile and 
coarser, the surface seldom having any gloss. Fifty eggs average 
26-2 18-2 mm. and the extremes are 28°1X19-0 mm., 27°3X 
19°3 and 22°0X16°0. The last is both the shortest aud most 
narrow. 
Habits. This Bulbul is not gregarious though, where food is 
plentiful, two or three pairs may “be found in company. They 
frequent lighter forest, bush and scrub in preference to heavy 
forest, rarely entering these to any depth except in the breed- 
ing season. They are quiet birds but have a few musical 
notes and a loud mellow call, a whistle with three ascending 
notes. It is found up to about 7,000 feet and in winter descends 
to 2,000 feet. It is a most amiable bird and will allow much 
smaller birds to drive it away from food without making any 
protest. 
(395) Hemixus macclellandi tickelli. 
TICKELL’S BULBUL. 
Hypsipetes tickelli Blyth, J. A. 8. B., xxiv, p. 275 (1855) (Interior of 
Tenasserim). 
Hemizus tickelli. Blant. & Oates, i, p. 265. 
Vernacular names. None recorded. 
Description. Differs from the Rufous-bellied Bulbul in having 
the lower plumage grey tending to white on the abdomen and 
the breast streaked ‘with whitish shaft-stripes; the ear-coverts 
and the sides of the neck are pale rusty, which colour also tinges 
the breast ; the shaft-stripes of the crest-feathers are broader and 
whiter ; the throat is grey instead of white. 
Colours of soft parts. ‘“‘ Legs and feet fleshy-pink, light 
purplish brown, pale pinkish brown or pale reddish brown ; bill 
black, hoary black or dark hoary brown; iris wood-brow ny deep 
red-brown, light red or crimson” (Hume and Davison). 
Measurements. Total length about 230 to 240 mm.; wing 
97 to 102 mm.; tail about 106 mm.; tarsus about 18 mm.; enlmen 
about 23 min. 
Distribution. Karenni and the hills of East Central Burma 
to Muleyit in Tenasserim. 
Nidification. Unknown. 
Habits. This race seems to be found in much the same kind of 
forest as that frequented by the last bird but it is also found in 
pine-forests, in which H. m. macclellandi does not seem to enter. 
It occurs from 2,500 up to 4,000 feet. 
There is a form of Hemixus macclellandi found in the Kachin 
Hills (Harington) but I have not seen any specimens. Pre- 
sumably it is typical macclellandi with which Harington placed it 
but it may be this Karen Hills form, tiedelli, and specimens are 
badly wanted to confirm or disprove this. 
