66 THE FOOD OF BIRDS IN INDIA. 



\\ith such birds that are more or less omnivorous, termites when the 

 flying ones emerge are taken : grasshoppers and ants are also occa- 

 sionally eaten. The food of the young, as far as I have noted, is 

 purely vegetable, consisting of tender shoots and Ficus fruit. It is 

 said to do some damage to peaches, loquats, pomegranates, and 

 even to eat plantains in orchards and garders. 



One bird shot in 1907 contained some indigo seeds. 



284. M. leucogenys. White-cheeked Bulbul. Seeds, fruit and 

 insects. Jerd. B. I., II, 91. 



285. M. leucotis. White-eared Bulbul. In captivity on grass- 

 hoppers and meal worms. B. N. H. S. J., XIII, 699. At Kasauli, 

 I saw this species taking ants off the stems of pine trees, scrambling 

 about the stems while doing so. I also saw it feeding on two spe- 

 cies of red mountain berries near Kalka. 



288. Otocompsa emeria. Bengal Red-whiskered Bulbul. 

 Chiefly on fruit and seeds on the Neilgherries, robbing the gardens 

 of peas, strawberries, &c. ; now and then it takes insects. Jerd. 

 B. L, II, 93. White ants on the wing. B. N. H. S. J., VI, 264. 



290. 0. flaviventris. Black-crested Yellow Bulbul. Chiefly 

 fruits. Jerd. B. I., II, 83. 



292. Spizixus canifrons. Finch-billed Bulbul. Stomachs full 

 of insects, chiefly small beetles, and a few hard seeds, soft winged 

 insects, small moths, metallic winged flies. B. N. H. S. J., VI, 

 12. Insect feeder, and does not live entirely on fruit. A. S. B., 

 XXXIX, II, 106. 



295. Jole icterica. Yellow-browed Bulbul. Fruit ; possibly in- 

 sects may be taken. Jerd. B. I., I, 289. 



303. Pycnonotus gularis. Ruby-throated Bulbul. Chiefly on 

 fruits and berries. Jerd. B. I., II, 88. 



305. P. luteolus. White-browed Bulbul. Entirely on fruits. 

 Jerd. B. I., II, 85. 



310. Micropus melanocephalus. Black-headed Bulbul. Al- 

 most entirely fruit. Two woodlice, small green grasshoppers, 

 white ants. B. N. H. S. J., VIII, 4. 



