HYPSIPETES. 261 



hind the ear-coverts, black ; a spot over the lores grey ; ear-coverts, 

 chin, throat, breast, and flanks grey ; abdomen and vent whitish, 



Fig. 83. Head of H. psaroides. 



the feathers being grey with white margins; under tail-coverts 

 grey, with broad white margins ; upper plumage and wing- coverts 

 dark grey ; wings and tail dark brown, the greater part of the ex- 

 terior edges grey. 



Bill and feet bright coral-red ; iris dark brown ; claws horny- 

 brown (Scully}. 



Length about 10; tail 4'6 ; wing 5; tarsus *75; bill from 

 gape 1*2. 



Distribution. The Himalayas from Murree to the head of the 

 Assam valley ; the Khasi hills; Sylhet; Cachar; Manipur; Arrakan. 

 This species is found at all elevations up to 9000 feet. 



Habits, $c. Breeds from 2000 to 7000 feet, from April to June, 

 constructing its nest, which is made of grass and leaves bound 

 together exteriorly by a good deal of cobweb, in the fork of a 

 branch at a moderate height from the ground. The eggs, usually 

 four in number, are white or pinkish, marked with various shades 

 of red and purple, and measure 1-03 by *75. 



This bird is social, fearless, very noisy, and chiefly found near 

 the tops of high trees. It feeds on fruit and the nectar contained 

 in the larger flowers of such trees as the Ehododendron. 



270. Hypsipetes concolor. The Burmese Black Bulbul. 



Hypsipetes concolor, Blyih, J. A. S. J5. xviii, p. 816 (1849) ; id. Cat. 



p. 207 ; Blyth $ Wald. Birds Burm. p. 132 ; Hume $ Lav. S. F. 



vi, p. 295; Hume, Cat. no. 446 bis; Bingham, S. F. ix, p. 181; 



Sharps, Cat. B. M. vi, p. 38 ; Oates, B. B. i, p. 174 ; Salvadori, 



Ann. Mus. Civ. Gen. (2) v, p. 595. 

 Hypsipetes yunnanensis, Anders. P. Z. S. 1871, p. 213 ; id. Yunnan 



Exped., Aces, p. 656, pi. 50. 

 Hypsipetes subniger, Hume, S. F. v, p. 109 (1877). 



Coloration. Eesembles H. psaroides. The chin, lores, crown, 

 hind neck, back, and lesser wing- coverts deep black, the edges of 



