5/0 CAPT. BULGER ON INDIAN BIRDS. [Dec. 13, 



His note, which was soft and weak, appeared to me to resemble the 

 words "pretty Bobby, siveet-oh-sweet : sweetly" whistled slowly, 

 and with the first, third, fifth, and seventh syllables of the sentence 

 prolonged. 



20. Hypsipetes neilgherriensis, Jerdon. Neilgherry Black 

 Bulbul. 



A few only came under my notice. 



21. Otocompsa jocosa, Linn. Red-whiskered Bulbul. 



Perhaps the commonest bird about Wellington : I daily saw dozens 

 of them. They are perpetually on the move, and continually exer- 

 cising their sweet flute-like voices. 



22. Pycnonotus h^emorrhous, Gmelin. Common Madras 

 Bulbul. 



Abundant about Wellington. 



23. Prinia socialis, Sykes. Dark-ashy Wren Warbler. 

 One of these birds only. 



24. Pratincoi.a atrata, Blyth. Neilgherry Black Robin. 



A constant frequentor of the gardens and roadsides ; it sings 

 sweetly, and does not manifest much fear of human beings. 



25. Orthotomus longicauda, Gmelin. Indian Tailor-bird. 

 I only met with one individual of this species. 



26. Calobates sulphtjrea, Bechstein. Grey-and-vellow Wag- 

 tail. 



I only saw two or three. 



27. Partjs cinereus, Vieillot. Indian Grey Tit. 



These pretty, inquisitive little birds were very common ; and I 

 constantly saw small parties of them wandering about the garden, 

 and even paying visits to the verandah of the bungalow. They are 

 very confiding and familiar in their habits, and I have had them come 

 within 2 feet of where I was sitting. 



28. Corvus splen dens, Vieillot. Common Indian Crow. 

 Seemingly as abundant and as impudent as in other parts of India. 



29. Corvus culminatus, Sykes. Indian Corby. 

 Common. 



30. Dendrocitta leucogastra, Gould. Long-tailed Magpie. 



One only of these birds came under my observation. It had a 

 loud voice and a peculiar call. 



