26 GARDEK AND AVIARY BIRDS. 



THE BLACK-CRESTED YELLOW BULBUL (Otocompsa 

 Jlaviventris). This bird has a peak-crest like the last one, 

 and is of about the same size, but very different in colour, 

 having very fluffy plumage of an olive-yellow all over, 

 except the head which is glossy black ; the bill and feet 

 are black as in Bulbuls generally, but the eyes, instead 

 of being dark as usual, are bright yellow, which gives the 

 bird a very wicked look. This does not belie its disposi- 

 tion, for it is more quarrelsome than other Bulbuls, al- 

 though its bill and feet are smaller in proportion, and is 

 apt to bully both its own kind and others. It therefore 

 needs a little looking after, but it is worth some trouble, as 

 it is not only striking in appearance but much tamer than 

 Bulbuls are generally. It is rather widely distributed in 

 India, but local ; and only a few specimens turn up from 

 time to time in captivity. Few have been sent to Eng- 

 land, so that it is worth taking home. The same consi- 

 deration applies to 



THE WHITE-CHEEKED BULBUL (Molpastes leucogenys) 

 which is, however, a common bird along our hills from 

 Murree to Bhutan, up to about 7,000 feet elevation. It 

 is very common and tame in Kashmir, and is known in 

 Chamba as Painju. This bird is, to my taste, the pret- 

 tiest of all the Bulbuls ; it is nearly eight inches long, and 

 of a drab colour, with a black throat, and lemon-yellow 

 patch under the tail, which appendage is tipped with 

 white ; there is also a white patch on each side of the face. 

 The eyes are large and dark, and the crest full, with each 

 feather pointed and gracefully curled up. It is not parti- 

 cularly tame in confinement, unfortunately, but its beauty 



