38 TIMELIID/E. 



The common red-vented Bulbul is found in the Punjab, N.-W. Himalayas, 

 (N.-W. Provinces), Oudh, Bengal. Assam, and Nepaul. Its habits are pre- 

 cisely those of H&morrhous, and like that species is caged and trained. 



454. Pycnouotus leucotis (Gould.), Blyth, J. A. S. B. xiv. 



p. 567; Blanf. East Pers. ii. p. 218; Murray, Vert. Zool. Sind, p. 135. 

 Ixos leucotis, Gould, P. Z. S. 1836, p. 6; Bp. Consp. Av. i. p. 265; DC 

 Fillipi, Viagg. in Pers. p. 347. Otocompsa leucotis, Jerd., B. Jnd. ii. p. 91, 

 No. 459 ; Hume, Sir. F., 1873, p. 1881 ; id., Nests and Eggs Ind. B. p. 286 ; 

 Adam t. c. p. 378 ; Ball, Sir. F. 1875, P- 2o6 J Butler t. c., p. 473 ; Hume, 

 Sir. F. 1879, p. 98. The WHITE-EARED BULBUL. 



Head, hind neck, round the eye, forecheek, chin, throat and upper breast 

 black ; back, wing coverts, scapulars, and upper tail coverts earthy brown ; 

 quills dusky brown ; the outer webs like the back ; ear coverts and hinder 

 part of cheeks white ; tail dark brown, lighter at the base, all the feathers 

 tipped with white ; lower breast and abdomen ashy brown ; thigh coverts 

 dusky brown ; under tail coverts rich golden or saffron yellow ; bill horny 

 brown ; irides dark brown ; legs and feet dark brown. 



Length. 7 inches; wing 3^5 ; tail 3*25 ; tarsus, 0*9. 



Hab. Western and Northern India, Beloochistan (Khelat, Bolan, Mekran 

 Coast, and Quetta), S. Afghanistan (Chaman), Persia. Common in the 

 Punjab and N.-W. Provinces. Resident in Sind. Breeds from April to July. 



The nests are built generally in dense thorny acacia or other trees not very 

 high from the ground, and are composed of fine dry twigs mixed with tow-like 

 fibre, and lined with any soft material procurable. Eggs 2 4, ovato-pyriform, 

 in color similar to those of pygccus and varying in size from 0^75 to 0*9 x 0*52 

 to O-6. 



455. Pycnonotus analis (Horsf\ Sclater, P. Z. S. 1863, p. 216; 



Salvad. Ucc. Born. p. 197; Sharpe, Ibis, 1876, p. 38; id. 1879, p. 168 ; id. 

 P. Z. S. 1879, p. 339 ; id. Cat. B. Br. Mus. vi. p. 140; Oates, B. Br. Burm. 

 i. p. 191. Turdus analis, Horsf. Trans. Lin. Sec. xiii. p. 147. Otocompsa 

 personata, Hume, Sir. F. i. p. 457 ; ii. p. 333. Pycnonotus gourdini (G. J?. 

 Gray), Salvad. Ucc. Born. p. 198. Otocompsa analis, Hume and Dav. Sir. 

 F. vi. p. 308 ; Hume, Str. F. viii. p. 98. The YELLOW-VENTED BULBUL. 



Above earthy brown, slightly tinged with olive, the head rather darker 

 brown ; a broad supercilium white ; lores and a ring round the eye black ; 

 forecheeks, chin, and throat white ; ear coverts and hind cheeks pale brown ; 

 breast brown, the feathers edged paler ; vent and under tail coverts yellow ; 

 abdomen whitish ; thighs brown washed with yellow ; under wing coverts 

 whitish, washed with olive yellow ; edge of the wing the same ; wing coverts 

 and quills dark brown, edged with earthy brown ; upper tail coverts tinged 

 with reddish brown; tail dark brown, edged and tipped with olive brown. 

 Bill, legs, feet, and claws black ; irides wood brown or chocolate. 



