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(450) CriniGer icrericus, Vellow-browed Bulbul, comes into 
Darjeeling on rare occasions. Usually found at an elevation of 5,000 
feet where these birds are fairly plentiful. They associate in small 
flocks. This Criniger has a rich melodious call oftener heard in 
spring. When perchance one is on a long tramp out of Darjeeling, 
or an excursion to a lower elevation, to one of the tea gardens ; or a 
trip to Phalut along Ghoom forest. This species is fairly common, 
where road along Nepal frontier dips down to below 5,000 feet at 
Manihungin, before you negotiate those steep ziggags on the brow of 
Singalillas, near one of the first passes, met with into Nepal. This 
species is Sinches in length ; yellow is the predominating colour, which 
meets the eye on viewing this bird, with a pretty stand up crest. 
The plumage, above, is olive-green ; it has a bright yellow superciliary 
streak ; wings and tail have a dark tinge ; lower parts of the bird 
are bright yellow ; bill black, longish, strong, culmen arched ; irides 
bright red. 
(451) CRINIGER FLAVEOLUS, JVhite-throated Bulbul, could he 
mistaken for last named species, more so from a distance. This bird 
has a greater display of yellow than ‘cfericus.. It is 84 inches in size ; 
upper plumage is olive yellow ; wings and tail brown ; cheeks whitish 
grey ; lower parts are bright yellow. Bill is bluish in place of black 
in icfericus ; legs lighter in colour ; crest also is larger. These few 
remarks will aid in separating these two species, when observed, 
which are similar also in habits and characteristics. Lepchas call 
Jlaveolus, kussopeechiop-pho, which is an uncommonly close represent- 
ation of the low mellow whistle of flaveolus, so much so, that were 
you to whistle it say at Manibhunjin, or in the woods below 
Darjeeling, I doubt not that you would draw the attention of 
HMarcolus, for I have seen it prick up its ears, when any one practicing 
it has got the proper key or pitch, whilst on the other hand yellow- 
browed species will not turn a feather. 
GENUS Ixos, Push Bulbuls, are more ditticult birds to meet as 
they are chiefly found in well wooded parts of the district, a good 
bit lower elevation than Darjeeling. In Teesta Valley or on the 
road to Kalimpong, one, is more likely to observe these birds and - 
listen to their pretty warble. Some species are common in the 
plains. 
GENUS OrocomMpsa, Birds with bright yellow (chiefly) under 
tail-coverts ; head black, crest more erect. Bill fairly short, a little 
curved ; plumage, above brown. 
(458) OrocoMPSA LEUCOGENYS, /Vhite-cheeked  ( ‘vested-Bulbul, 
This does not mean that the other species are not crested ; but 
merely that the crest is more prominent, and well under control of 
the bird ; that it takes much pleasure in displaying At, when its 
