MOLPASTES. 385 



(399) Molpastes hsemorrhous pallidus. 

 THE CENTRAL INDIAN RED-VENTED BULBUL. 



Molpastes licemorrlious pallidus Stuart Baker, Bull. B. 0. C., xxxvii, 

 p. 15 (1917) (Deesa). 



Vernacular names. Bulbul and Bulbuli (Hind.) ; Tonld-Bulbul 

 (Western Bengal). 



Description. This bird only differs from typical licemorrlious ii> 

 being paler both above and below and having much broader white 

 or greyish-white edges to the feathers, these greatly increasing the 

 general paleness of the whole plumage. 



Colours of soft parts as in the last bird. 



Measurements. Much the same as in the Ceylon Red-vented 

 Bulbul : wing about 87 to 97 mm. 



Distribution. Continental India roughly North of aline running 

 from 18 on the East to about 20 on the AVest. It is found as 

 f:ir North :is Behar and Western Bengal on the East and through 

 Bundelkhand and the Rewah States to the southern portions of 

 Rajnutana, Cutch and Kathiawar. 



Nidification in no way different to that of the last bird except 

 that clutches of four eggs are not uncommon in the north-east of 

 the range, whilst clutches of two are exceptional anywhere but in 

 the south-west. Forty eggs average 22-3 x 16'1 mm., the extremes 

 being practically the same as in the preceding subspecies. 



Habits. Those of the genus. 



(400) Molpastes haemorrhous burmanicus. 

 THE BUHMESE RED- VENTED BULBUL. 



Molpastes burmanicus Sharpe, Cat. B. M., vi, p. 125 (1881) (Feguj ; 

 Blanf. & Gates, i, p. 2UU. 



Vernacular names. Popin-ni-ta, Bopin-ni (Burmese); Boli-ka- 

 lone (Burmese for all Bulbuls). 



Description. Differs from the last two in having the ear-covert* 

 glossy hair-brown. The black of the crown is sharply defined from 

 the brown back as in these birds but the black below extends to- 

 well on to the breast. 



Colours of soft parts. Those of the genus ; the legs are more 

 completely black. 



Measurements. Wing about 91 to 106 mm. Birds from the 

 extreme south average a little smaller than those from the north. 



Distribution. Manipur, Chin Hills, Arrakan South to Rangoon 

 and East to the Sittang River. 



As Gates observes, it is not easy to define the limits of this race 

 but no specimens ever occur North of the Brahmaputra. In 



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