PYCNONOTUS, Ald 
small parties of four or five and is said to be very sociable with 
other birds. Legge describes its note as “ whee-whee, whee- 
whee.” 
(430) Pycnonotus xantholemus, 
Tue YELLOW-THROATED BULBUL, 
Brachypus vantholemus Goutd,P.Z-S., 1835, p. 186 (Belgaum). 
Pycnonotus xantholemus. Blanf, & Oates, i, p. 289. 
Vernacular names. Kondapoda-pigl (Tel.). 
Description. Forehead, crown and sides of the head yellowish 
green, the feathers near the nostrils dusky; chin and throat 
bright yellow; upper plumage grey, the upper tail-coverts tinged 
with green ; wings and tail brown, the outer webs washed with 
yellowish green and the tail-feathers tipped with yellowish 
white; breast and sides of neck and body grey, turning to whitish 
on the abdomen; under tail-coverts and edge of wing bright 
yellow; thighs dull yellow ; under wing-coverts pale yellow. 
Colours of soft parts. Iris bright red; bill and legs black. 
Measurements. Length about 185 to 190 mm.; wing about 81 
to 88 mm.; tail about 88 mm.; tarsus about 20 mm.; culmen 
about 14 to 15 mm. 
Distribution. Travancore, Mysore and Eastern Ghats. 
Nidification. Mr. P. Roscoe Allen (Journal B. N. H.8., xvi, 
p. 905) obtained several nests of this rare Bulbul on a peak called 
Horsely Konda, south of the Cuddapah District in Madras, 
where he found it not uncommon. The nests are described as 
typical Bulbuls’ nests and the eggs as of the ordinary type of 
Bulbuls’ eggs, ‘‘ white marked with purple and brick-red” and 
measuring 21-1x 17-0 mm. Of the nests one was placed actually 
on the ground between two boulders and a second on a dwarf 
date-palm. Another nest, taken by Mr. C. L. Wilson at Bellary, 
is described as unusually bulky and heavy for a Bulbul’s nest. 
‘The breeding season appears to be May, June and July. 
Habits. The Yellow-throated Bulbul is found from the foot- 
hills up to nearly 5,000 feet but very little is known of its habits. 
lt apparently visits the higher ranges at about 4,000 feet for 
breeding purposes and is said to be a shy, active bird, very rest- 
less and, when disturbed, flying a considerable distance before 
again settling. 
(451) Pycnonotus gularis. 
Tue Rupy-THROATED BULBUL. 
Brachypus gularis Gould, P. Z.8., 1835, p. 186 (Belgaum). 
Pycnonotus gularis. Blanf. & Oates, 1, p. 289. 
Vernacular names. None recorded. 
