262 CEATEEOPODID^:. 



the feathers with a metallic gloss ; rump and upper tail-coverts 

 dark ashy ; quills, tail, and the larger wing-coverts dark brown or 

 blackish, margined with grey along the greater part of the outer 

 edges ; whole lower plumage dark grey ; ear-coverts and cheeks 

 paler ; a patch of black under the ear-coverts ; under tail-coverts 

 dark grey, sometimes distinctly margined with white. 



Legs, feet, and bill bright to deep coral-red ; iris dull crimson- 

 lake (Hume fy Davison). 



Length about 10-5 ; tail 4-8 ; wing 5 ; tarsus -7 ; bill from 

 gape 1*25. 



Distribution. The hills east of Bhamo ; Toungngoo, and the Karen 

 hills east of that town ; the whole of Tenasserim down to about 

 the latitude of Muleyit mountain. This Bulbul appears to be 

 found up to about 4000 feet. 



Habits, $c. According to Davison this bird is found in the hill- 

 clearings or camping-grounds, flying about from tree to tree in 

 small flocks. 



There are some closely allied species in China. H. perniger is 

 deep black throughout ; H. nigerrimus is also deep black, but the 

 edges of the wing-feathers are grey ; H. leucoceplialus has the fore- 

 head and abdomen white; and H. amaurotis has the ear-coverts 

 chestnut. 



271. Hypsipetes ganeesa. The /Southern-Indian Slack Bulbul. 



Hypsipetes ganeesa, Sykes, P. Z. 8. 1832, p. 86 ; Blyth, Cat. p. 339 ; 

 Horsf. $ M. Cat. i, p. 255; Jerd. B. L ii, p. 78 ; Blyth, Ibis, 1865, 

 p. 42 ; McMaster, J. A. 8. B. xl, pt. ii, p. 211 ; Hume, S. F. iv, 

 p. 400 ; Hume Sf Dav. S. F. vi, p. 296 : Hume, Cat. no. 446 ; Legge, 

 Birds Ceyl. p. 469 ; Sharpe, Cat. B. M. vi, p. 39 ; Butler, S. F. ix, 

 p. 401 ; Barnes, Birds Bom. p. 185 ; Davison, S. F. x, p. 383 ; 

 Oates in Hume's N. $ E. 2nd ed. i, p. 167. 



Hypsipetes nilgherriensis, Jerd. Madr. Journ. L. S. x, p. 245 (1839) ; 

 Blyth, Cat. p. 207 ; Jerd. B. L ii, pp. 78, 872; Hume, N. $ E. 

 p. 280 ; id. Cat. no. 445. 



The Neilgherry Black Bulbid: the Ghat Black Biftbul, Jerd.; Kele 

 Kondiya, Ceyl. 



Coloration. Resembles //. psaroides, but the plumage is of a 

 much darker shade of grey, and the grey of the sides of the head 

 is not in strong contrast with the black crown ; there is no black 

 streak either behind or under the ear-coverts, the grey of this part 

 being confluent with that of the lower plumage ; the grey spot 

 over the lores is absent, and there is less white on the abdomen. 



Bill orange-vermilion ; feet orange-yellow ; iris hazel dyed with 

 lake-red (FairbanJc). 



Length about 9*5 ; tail 4 ; wing 4*7 : tarsus *75 ; bill from 

 gape 1*2. 



Distribution. The hill-ranges of Western India from Matheran 

 to Cape Comorin ; Ceylon. It is noteworthy that McMasfcer pro- 

 cured this bird at Chikalda on the Gawilgurh hills in Berar. It is 

 found at all elevations, but not usually below 4000 feet. 



