58 SPOLIA ZEYLANICA, 



brown, the basal portions washed with the hue of the back ; 

 there is a broad white patch on the tips of the outer feathers ; 

 this patch decreases on the inner feathers, the central pair 

 being unmarked ; lower plumage bright yellow, the sides of 

 the breast and body washed with olive ; wing lining and edge 

 of wing yellow. 



Bill black ; iris dull red in males, dark brown in females ; 

 legs and feet blackish in males, blackish-blue or deep lead 

 colour in females. 



Length 6*5; wing 2 • 8 ; tail 2*6; tarsus • 6 ; bill from 

 gape • 78. Females are slightly smaller. 



Distributioti. — Peculiar to Ceylon. It occurs throughout 

 the whole of the low-country, except in the most arid parts, 

 and on the hills up to about 5,000 feet. 



Hahits. — Fairly common in forest, low jungle, clumps of 

 thicket, shady ravines, &c. It may be met with either in 

 pairs or small troops, and often consorts with the forest 

 Bulbul or White-browed Bulbul. The note is a little " whee 

 whee, whee, whee." The breeding season is probably from 

 March to July, occasionally later. The nest, of the usual 

 Bulbul type, is placed in the fork of a low tree or bush, or even 

 on a dead stump. Two or three eggs are laid. The ground 

 colour is reddish-white, thickly marked with reddish-brown 

 and a little bluish -gray. A\erage size "79 by -58. 



Pycnonotus luteolus. 



The White-browed Bulbul. 



Pycnonotus luteolus (Oates, Vol. I., p. 290 ; Legge, p. 475). 



Description. — Upper plumage ashy-brown, the edges of the 

 feathers, except on the crown, washed faintly with green; 

 rump and upper tail coverts slightly paler ; wings and tail 

 brown, washed with greenish on the outer webs ; a broad 

 streak from the nostril over the eye and an indistinct ring 

 round the eye whitish ; lores streaky white and black ; ear 

 coverts brownish ; the point of the chin and a stripe along 

 the lower jaw yellowish ; under parts dingy-white, washed with 



