pugnacious nature has been roughened. — Leucogenys fairly common at 
an elevation of 5,000 feet which appears to be the limits of ascent 
of not a few of the Bulbuls. Leucogenys is about 8 inches in length. It 
has bright yellow lower tail-coverts ; head and crest brown ; a white 
streak behind the eyes; black about the sides of the head ; ear- 
coverts white ; quills dusky brown ; upper plumage yellowish brown; 
tail tipped white, feathers brown and black ; breast light brown, and 
below whitish. These Bulbuls fly high and keep much to the taller 
trees. They are active and restless in their habits. Lepcha name is 
Manglio-kur. 
ENUS PyCNONOTUS, there birds have strong bills, longish, fair- 
ly curved ; rictal bristles more developed ; legs and feet strong ; 
squarish tails, under tail-coverts red. Plumage darker than the 
foregoing groups excepting Hypsipetes and lacking the pointed stand 
up crest. 
(461) Pycnonotus pyGaus, Common Bengal Bulbul, is frequent- 
ly seen in Darjeeling. They make their appearance early in spring. 
It seems scarcely necessary to figure so well-known a bird as, the 
bulbul. If one, is not acquainted with it in its state of nature, little 
difficulty will be experienced in finding a caged specimen, in capti- 
vity. Pygeus, in its natural surroundings, usually frequents  vil- 
lages and homesteads, whether in the plains or in the district ; they 
are seen in towns, where gardens and orchards abound, in preference 
to the woods and jungles, where it generally repairs to in the breed- 
ing season. It is often met with near human habitations and culti- 
vated lands where the chances of a forage present themselves. In 
the hills it shows a preference for some of our berries and softer 
varieties of fruits. This species is often found, in partial captivity, 
carried about on the wrist of its owner, secured with a string 
fastened round the wings, below, shoulders of the bird. The string 
is about a foot or two long at the end of which is a red tassel. Red 
being the colour, supposed to turn the bulbul’s ire, and put it in a 
good fighting humour. This form of contest is frequently indulged 
in, in the plains, where two trained and veteran bulbuls, which have 
displayed considerable prowess on former occasions, go for each 
other, in right good earnest, using all the weapons of offence and 
defence, which nature has endowed them with, usually flicking each 
other with rapid strokes of the wings. It is hard to conceive where 
the pleasure or diversion comes in, to watch, such forms of sports. 
However this practice is dying out with the exit of some of the 
old Mogul customs in the east. Pygwvus grows exceedingly tame and 
flies about the house when liberated and soon appreciates acts of 
kindness shown to it. 
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